Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2010-0304 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Wireshark

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer11 documents8 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
74.7%
top 1.13%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedFeb 3
Latest updateMay 2

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.2.6-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.2.6-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark20 versions+19

Patches

Patch: www.vupen.com ↗Patch: www.vupen.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-jpr3-gg36-wv7f: Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0↗2022-05-02
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OSV
CVE-2010-0304: Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0↗2010-02-03
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💥Exploits & PoCs

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Exploit-DB
Wireshark - LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow (Loop) (Metasploit)↗2010-11-24
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Exploit-DB
Wireshark - LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)↗2010-02-11
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Exploit-DB
Wireshark 1.2.5 - 'LWRES getaddrbyname' Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC)↗2010-01-29
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Metasploit
Wireshark LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow↗
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Metasploit
Wireshark LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow (loop)↗
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: crash in LWRES dissector↗2010-01-27
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Debian
CVE-2010-0304: wireshark - Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0...↗2010
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2010-0304 wireshark: crash in LWRES dissector↗2010-01-29
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