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ID:4489 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2010-4538
ID:4489 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2010-4538
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45487
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4538
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Buffer overflow in the sect_enttec_dmx_da function in epan/dissectors/packet-enttec.c in Wireshark 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ENTTEC DMX packet with Run Length Encoding (RLE) compression.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.