wireshark: stack overflow in BER dissector
Published Nov 26, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.15%
Description
Stack consumption vulnerability in the dissect_ber_unknown function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the BER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.1 and 1.2.x before 1.2.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a long string in an unknown ASN.1/BER encoded packet, as demonstrated using SNMP.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.11
- 1.4.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:1.0.15-2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0370
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.15-1.el5_6.4
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0370
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark-0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0924
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0370 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-1.el5_6.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0370 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark-0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0924 |
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 to wireshark in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 may address this flaw. This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0924.html.
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:L/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 1, 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.15% (0.04147) | 90.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.15% (0.04147) | 89.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 12, 2026 | 1.48% (0.01476) | 80.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.08% (0.03084) | 85.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.37% (0.05370) | 83.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.23% (0.02231) | 83.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 79.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 78.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 75.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 87.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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