CVE-2010-2995 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via an off-by-one buffer overflow in the SigComp UDVM.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2995?
CVE-2010-2995 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 13 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine (UDVM) in Wireshark 0.10.8 through 1.0.14 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to sigcomp-udvm.c and an off-by-one error, which triggers a buffer overflow, different vulnerabilities than CVE-2010-2287.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2995?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2995?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-2995 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2995 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2995, GHSA-cxh7-25p5-8q7m.