CVE-2010-3445 json
Stack consumption vulnerability in the dissect_ber_unknown function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the BER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x…
published 2010-11-26 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-3443
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.1%
- EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Stack consumption vulnerability in the dissect_ber_unknown function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the BER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.1 and 1.2.x before 1.2.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a long string in an unknown ASN.1/BER encoded packet, as demonstrated using SNMP.
Patch / fix
- wireshark Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.11-3
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3445
- wireshark RHEL 4 1.0.15-2.el4
- wireshark RHEL 5 1.0.15-1.el5_6.4
- wireshark-gnome RHEL 4 1.0.15-2.el4
- wireshark-gnome RHEL 5 1.0.15-1.el5_6.4
- wireshark RHEL 6 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1
- wireshark-gnome RHEL 6 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1
red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0370RHSA-2010:0924
- wireshark openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.2.2-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3445 updated cvss 2.9
wireshark: stack overflow in BER dissector
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server) wireshark 1.0.15-1.el5_6.4, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-1.el5_6.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wireshark 1.0.15-2.el4, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-2.el4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0370
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1, wireshark-gnome 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1, wireshark-gnome 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0924
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wireshark 1.0.15-2.el4, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-2.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wireshark 1.0.15-2.el4, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-2.el4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0370
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1, wireshark-gnome 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1, wireshark-gnome 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1, wireshark-gnome 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1, wireshark-gnome 1.2.13-1.el6_0.1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0924
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wireshark 1.0.15-2.el4, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-2.el4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0370
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Exploit prediction
4.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- xorl.wordpress.com http://xorl.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/cve-2010-3445-wireshark-asn-1-ber-stack-overflow/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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xorl.wordpress.com
/2010/10/15/cve-2010-3445-wireshark-asn-1-ber-stack-overflow/
exploit
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:200
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0924.html
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2010/dsa-2127
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2010/3093
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/43759
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/43068
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/43197
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2011/0212
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14607
vdb-entry, signature
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2011/0626
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-3445
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/215900
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
- bugs.wireshark.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5230
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2010/10/12/1
mailing-list
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2011/0719
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/42392
third-party-advisory
- wireshark.org /security/wnpa-sec-2010-12.html
- blogs.sun.com /security/entry/resource_management_errors_vulnerability_in
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secunia.com
/advisories/42877
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2011/0404
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2011/0076
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2010/3067
vdb-entry
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2010-09/0088.html
mailing-list
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secunia.com
/advisories/42411
third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2010/10/01/10
mailing-list
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secunia.com
/advisories/43821
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-3445
- NVD CVE-2010-3445
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