CVE-2010-0304

Summary

CVECVE-2010-0304
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-02-03 18:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed packet, as demonstrated using a stack-based buffer overflow to the dissect_getaddrsbyname_request function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wireshark Wireshark 0.9.15 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.10 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.3 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.4 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.5 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.6 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.7 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.8 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.9 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.3 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.4 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Wireshark Dissector LWRES Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Metasploit Penetration Testing Framework - Module Browser af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.metasploit.com
Debian update for wireshark - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2010-02 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wireshark.org Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE id request: Wireshark af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1983-1 wireshark af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 anonsvn.wireshark.org
osvdb.org/61987 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Fedora update for wireshark - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: wireshark-1.2.6-1.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:031 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2010-01 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wireshark.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Wireshark Buffer Overflows in LWRES Dissector Let Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Wireshark LWRES Dissector Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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