Out-of-Bounds Affecting wireshark-gnome package, versions <0:1.0.15-1.0.1.el5_5.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
80.26% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-WIRESHARKGNOME-2454062
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed7 Jan 2011

Introduced: 7 Jan 2011

CVE-2010-4538  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 wireshark-gnome to version 0:1.0.15-1.0.1.el5_5.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-0013.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark-gnome package and not the wireshark-gnome package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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