CVE-2010-0304
EPSS 79.8%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2010-0304
To remediate CVE-2010-0304, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.2.6-1 or later
Is CVE-2010-0304 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 79.8%, placing CVE-2010-0304 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.2.6-1