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TI-2010-02994 Aliases CVE-2010-3133GHSA-4vf6-2fhm-2c5g

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Wireshark 0.8.4 through 1.0.15 and 1.2.0 through…

Priority MEDIUM 51Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Wireshark 0.8.4 through 1.0.15 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.10 allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse airpcap.dll, and possibly other DLLs, that is located in the same folder as a file that automatically launches Wireshark.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08618 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 31

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.2.10VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.8VulnerableWireshark 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
Show 21 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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
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:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*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

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3133
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4vf6-2fhm-2c5g
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

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
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Sources

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