CVE-2010-4300

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 13.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-11-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the dissect_ldss_transfer function (epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c) in the LDSS dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.12 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an LDSS packet with a long digest line that triggers memory corruption.

Affected products

Wireshark Foundation Wireshark: 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5 (+9)

References

http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/buffer_overflow_vulnerability_in_wireshark
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://osvdb.org/69354
http://secunia.com/advisories/42290
http://secunia.com/advisories/42411
http://secunia.com/advisories/42877
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15676
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:242
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0924.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44987

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