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4.3
CVE-2011-1140: Wireshark can crash when processing malicious SMB or CLDAP packets
CVE-2011-1140 · published 15 years ago
Summary
Versions of Wireshark packaged for Debian that include 1.0.x, 1.2.0-1.2.14, or 1.4.0-1.4.3 may stop working if they receive specially crafted network data over SMB or connection-less LDAP. The problem causes the program to get stuck in a loop and become unresponsive, effectively a denial of service. Upgrade to a newer Wireshark release or apply the provided security patch, and avoid analyzing network captures from untrusted sources until the update is applied.
What to do
- Update debian wireshark to version 1.4.4-1.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | debian | wireshark |
< 1.4.4-1 Fix: upgrade to 1.4.4-1
|
| Debian:13 | debian | wireshark |
< 1.4.4-1 Fix: upgrade to 1.4.4-1
|
| Debian:14 | debian | wireshark |
< 1.4.4-1 Fix: upgrade to 1.4.4-1
|
| – | wireshark | wireshark |
1.0 1.0.0 1.0.1 1.0.2 1.0.3 1.0.4 1.0.5 1.0.6 1.0.7 1.0.8 1.0.9 1.0.10 25 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
Multiple stack consumption vulnerabilities in the dissect_ms_compressed_string and dissect_mscldap_string functions in Wireshark 1.0.x, 1.2.0 through 1.2.14, and 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 allow remote at...
Multiple stack consumption vulnerabilities in the dissect_ms_compressed_string and dissect_mscldap_string functions in Wireshark 1.0.x, 1.2.0 through 1.2.14, and 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted (1) SMB or (2) Connection-less LDAP (CLDAP) packet.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1140 Vendor Advisory
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=36029 Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43821
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44169
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900 US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html Patch
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html Patch
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5717 Exploit
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086844
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
Severity
4.3
Medium
Type
CWE-399Resource Management Errors
Timeline
Published3 Mar 2011
Updated22 Oct 2026
First seen11 Sep 2026
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