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TI-2010-00291 Aliases CVE-2010-0304GHSA-jpr3-gg36-wv7f

Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and…

Priority HIGH 71CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.7408 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.15VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.9VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.10VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0360 Released 2010-04-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    wireshark security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.i386, wireshark-gnome-1.0.11-EL3.6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5, wireshark-gnome-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5, wireshark-gnome-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.i386, wireshark-gnome-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2010:0360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2010:0360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2010:0360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2010:0360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0360

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0304
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jpr3-gg36-wv7f

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Other 7

  • TI-2026-53718 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-63612 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-16149 A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-63614 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2014-01823 Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2024-10743 Buffer Over-read in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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