CVE-2010-3133

Public Exploit

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Wireshark 0.8.4 through 1.0.15 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.10 allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse airpcap.dll, and possibly other DLLs, that is located in the same folder as a file that automatically launches Wireshark.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.73% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-09.html	vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14721/	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/41064	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11498	vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2165	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2243	vdb entry
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-10.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3133?: CVE-2010-3133 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3133?: To fix CVE-2010-3133, 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-2010-3133 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-3133 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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