CVE-2010-4538 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 29% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 28.98% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-01-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Wireshark - ENTTEC DMX Data RLE Buffer Overflow | 2011-01-03 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053042.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053061.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/8
- http://osvdb.org/70244
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42767
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42853
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42910
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42914
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2144
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:002
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0013.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45634
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024930
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0008
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0053
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0069
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0079
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0099
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0110
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