CVE-2011-1141 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory consumption by sending crafted LDAP filter strings to Wireshark.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1141?
CVE-2011-1141 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 3 Mar 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
epan/dissectors/packet-ldap.c in Wireshark 1.0.x, 1.2.0 through 1.2.14, and 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) a long LDAP filter string or (2) an LDAP filter string containing many elements.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1141?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1141?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2011-1141 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1141 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1141, GHSA-m4vw-5hvc-7fj2.