CVE-2010-4301 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Wireshark via a crafted ZigBee ZCL packet, triggering an infinite loop in the dissector.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-4301?
CVE-2010-4301 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 26 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
epan/dissectors/packet-zbee-zcl.c in the ZigBee ZCL dissector in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted ZCL packet, related to Discover Attributes.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4301?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4301?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-4301 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4301 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx8w-3v99-w2v8.