CVE-2010-1455

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.96% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39950 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4646
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4644
http://secunia.com/advisories/39661 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-03.html vendor advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-04.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1081 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:099 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42877 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58362 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/07/7 mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/64363 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7331 signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1455?
CVE-2010-1455 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1455?
To fix CVE-2010-1455, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-1455 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-1455 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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