CVE-2010-0304
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—💥 Exploit
Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed packet, as demonstrated using a stack-based buffer overflow to the dissect_getaddrsbyname_request function.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 74%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 99
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits
Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
- Metasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit) · Wireshark LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow
- Metasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit) · Wireshark LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow (loop)
- Published on Exploit-DB · Wireshark - LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow (Loop) (Metasploit) (11/24/2010)
- Published on Exploit-DB · Wireshark - LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2/11/2010)
- Published on Exploit-DB · Wireshark 1.2.5 - 'LWRES getaddrbyname' Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) (1/29/2010)
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-119
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.2/epan/dissectors/packet-lwres.c?view=diff&r1=31596&r2=28492&diff_format=h
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036415.html
- http://osvdb.org/61987
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38257
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38348
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38829
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1983
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:031
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/29/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37985
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023516
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0239
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-01.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-02.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55951
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8490
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9933
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.2/epan/dissectors/packet-lwres.c?view=diff&r1=31596&r2=28492&diff_format=h
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036415.html
- http://osvdb.org/61987
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38257
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38348
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38829
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1983
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:031
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/29/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37985
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023516
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0239
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-01.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-02.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55951
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8490
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9933
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