Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed packet, as demonstrated using a stack-based buffer overflow to the dissect_getaddrsbyname_request function.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 3, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified