CVE-2010-4538

KRITISCH 9.3CVE-2010-4538 · Published 07/01/2011 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wireshark wireshark	`= 1.4.2`	No fix yet

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.

References

lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053042.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053061.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/7
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/8
osvdb.org/70244
secunia.com/advisories/42767 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/42853
secunia.com/advisories/42910
secunia.com/advisories/42914
debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2144
mandriva.com/security/advisories
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0013.html
securityfocus.com/bid/45634
securitytracker.com/id
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0008
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0053
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0069
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0079
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0099
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0110
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi · Exploit
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14937

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