CVE-2010-0304
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Multiple 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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.2/epan/dissectors/packet-lwres.c?view=diff&r1=31596&r2=28492&diff_format=h
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036415.html
- http://osvdb.org/61987
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38257
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38348
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38829
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1983
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:031
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/29/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37985
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023516
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0239
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-01.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-02.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55951
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8490
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9933
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.