CVE-2010-4300
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 13.8%EU EUVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in the dissect_ldss_transfer function (epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c) in the LDSS dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.12 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an LDSS packet with a long digest line that triggers memory corruption.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 13.8% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-4273)
- Published
- November 26, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4273 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
- wireshark / wireshark
References
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/buffer_overflow_vulnerability_in_wireshark
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://osvdb.org/69354
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42290(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42411
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42877
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15676
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:242
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0924.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44987
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024762
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3038(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3068
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3093
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0404
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-13.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-14.html(Vendor Advisory)
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5318
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14287
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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