wireshark: DOCSIS dissector crash
Published May 11, 2010
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.70%
Description
The DOCSIS dissector in Wireshark 0.9.6 through 1.0.12 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet trace file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.7
- 0.9.8
- 0.99.0
- 0.9.6
- 0.99.0
- 0.99.1
- 0.99.2
- 0.99.3
- 0.99.4
- 0.99.5
- 0.99.6
- 0.99.7
- 0.99.8
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.11
- 1.0.12
Configuration 2
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wireshark-0:1.0.15-EL3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0625
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0625
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-EL3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0625 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0625 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0625 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01705) | 76.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01705) | 74.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01921) | 72.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00707) | 70.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 71.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 70.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 66.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39661 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42877 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:099 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/07/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/64363 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39950 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1081 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-03.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-04.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1455 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4644 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4646 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=590613 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58362 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1455
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7331 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1455
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