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CVE-2010-4538

Buffer overflow in the sect_enttec_dmx_da function in epan/dissectors/packet-enttec.c in...

9.3 HighPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

29.0%Down 20.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

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.

Record
CVE-2010-4538
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2010-4538
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4504 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2010-4504
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-62gg-qf9h-q3jx No score

Buffer overflow in the sect_enttec_dmx_da function in epan/dissectors/packet-enttec.c in...

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.

Record
GHSA-62gg-qf9h-q3jx
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2010-4538
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4538 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4538
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 No score

wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Debian:12
 before 1.2.11-6
1.2.11-6
wireshark
Debian:13
 before 1.2.11-6
1.2.11-6
wireshark
Debian:14
 before 1.2.11-6
1.2.11-6
wireshark
Debian:5.0
 before 1.0.2-3+lenny12, plus listed versions
1.0.2-3+lenny101.0.2-3+lenny111.0.2-3+lenny31.0.2-3+lenny41.0.2-3+lenny5
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1.0.2-3+lenny61.0.2-3+lenny71.0.2-3+lenny81.0.2-3+lenny9
1.0.2-3+lenny12
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
wireshark-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
wireshark-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
wireshark-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
wireshark
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 262 CVEs
 before 2.2.2-1.1
2.2.2-1.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBWireshark - ENTTEC DMX Data RLE Buffer Overflow2011-01-03

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-4538 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Wireshark, published January 7, 2011. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.0%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.2.11-6.

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