CVE-2010-4538

N/A Unknown
Published: January 07, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the sect_enttec_dmx_da function in epan/dissectors/packet-enttec.c in Wireshark 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ENTTEC DMX packet with Run Length Encoding (RLE) compression.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053042.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053061.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/70244
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42767
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42853
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42910
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42914
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2144
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:002
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0013.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45634
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024930
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0008
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0053
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0069
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0079
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0099
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0110
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5539
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14937
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053042.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053061.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/70244
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42767
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42853
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42910
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42914
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2144
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:002
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45634
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0008
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0053
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0069
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0079
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0099
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0110
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5539
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
29.0%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

wireshark

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