Wireshark: Stack-based array index error in ENTTEC dissector (upstream bug #5539)
Published Jan 7, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 28.98%
Description
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.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0013
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0013
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark-0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0013
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-1.el4_8.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0013 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-1.el5_5.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0013 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark-0:1.2.13-1.el6_0.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0013 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 28.98% (0.28983) | 98.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 28.98% (0.28983) | 97.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 44.47% (0.44468) | 97.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 50.59% (0.50594) | 97.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 53.48% (0.53482) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 9, 2025 | 55.86% (0.55860) | 97.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 56.90% (0.56901) | 97.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 62.76% (0.62759) | 98.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 50.55% (0.50552) | 96.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 62.76% (0.62759) | 98.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 80.26% (0.80264) | 98.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 91.70% (0.91697) | 98.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 91.11% (0.91107) | 98.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 90.70% (0.90703) | 98.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 91.70% (0.91697) | 98.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2023 | 93.57% (0.93570) | 98.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2023 | 94.58% (0.94577) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.26% (0.94256) | 98.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 49.15% (0.49148) | 98.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 49.15% (0.49148) | 98.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (26)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4538 Vendor Advisory
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=666894 Issue Tracking
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