ID:4130 - Exploit for Resource management error in Wireshark - CVE-2011-1140

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ID:4130 - Exploit for Resource management error in Wireshark - CVE-2011-1140

Published: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45256
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1140
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.