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CVE-2010-1455 json

The DOCSIS dissector in Wireshark 0.9.6 through 1.0.12 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of s…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1483

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The DOCSIS dissector in Wireshark 0.9.6 through 1.0.12 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet trace file.

Patch / fix

  • wireshark Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.8-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1455

  • wireshark RHEL 3 1.0.15-EL3.1
  • wireshark RHEL 4 1.0.15-1.el4_8.1
  • wireshark RHEL 5 1.0.15-1.el5_5.1
  • wireshark-gnome RHEL 3 1.0.15-EL3.1
  • wireshark-gnome RHEL 4 1.0.15-1.el4_8.1
  • wireshark-gnome RHEL 5 1.0.15-1.el5_5.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0625

  • wireshark openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.2.2-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1455 updated cvss 1.8

wireshark: DOCSIS dissector crash

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 wireshark 1.0.15-EL3.1, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-EL3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) wireshark 1.0.15-1.el5_5.1, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-1.el5_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 wireshark 1.0.15-EL3.1, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-EL3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wireshark 1.0.15-1.el4_8.1, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-1.el4_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) wireshark 1.0.15-1.el5_5.1, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-1.el5_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wireshark 1.0.15-1.el4_8.1, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-1.el4_8.1
    +5 more products
    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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 wireshark 1.0.15-EL3.1, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-EL3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wireshark 1.0.15-1.el4_8.1, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-1.el4_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 wireshark 1.0.15-EL3.1, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-EL3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wireshark 1.0.15-1.el4_8.1, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-1.el4_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0625

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Exploit prediction

1.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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