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TI-2010-02866 Aliases CVE-2010-2995GHSA-cxh7-25p5-8q7m

The SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine (UDVM) in Wireshark 0.10.8 through…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-189Published · 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
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine (UDVM) in Wireshark 0.10.8 through 1.0.14 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to sigcomp-udvm.c and an off-by-one error, which triggers a buffer overflow, different vulnerabilities than CVE-2010-2287.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06731 93rd 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 · 33

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.9VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.10VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.11VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.12VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.13VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.14VulnerableWireshark 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:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.8 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.9 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.10 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.11 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.12 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.13 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.14 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
Show 23 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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
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:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.11VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.12VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.13VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.14VulnerableWireshark 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
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.9VulnerableWireshark Foundation

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0625 Released 2010-08-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    wireshark security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1, wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.i386, wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-EL3.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) wireshark-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1, wireshark-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1, wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1, wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1, wireshark-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1, wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1, wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1, wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1.i386, wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1, wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1, wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1, wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1, wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1.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-2010:0625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2010:0625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2010:0625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2010:0625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0625
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2995
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxh7-25p5-8q7m

References

Advisory 5

Other 2

  • 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-2010-00291 Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 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
See all 794 →

Sources

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