CVE-2010-0304

N/A Unknown
Published: February 03, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.2/epan/dissectors/packet-lwres.c?view=diff&r1=31596&r2=28492&diff_format=h
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036415.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/61987
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38257
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38348
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38829
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1983
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:031
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/29/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37985
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023516
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0239
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-01.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-02.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55951
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8490
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9933
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.2/epan/dissectors/packet-lwres.c?view=diff&r1=31596&r2=28492&diff_format=h
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036415.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/61987
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38257
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38348
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38829
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1983
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:031
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/29/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37985
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023516
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0239
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-02.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55951
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8490
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9933
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
76.0%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

wireshark

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