CVE-2010-0304

Exp

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.

Published: 2010-02-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0304 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 73.48%, 99th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-0304

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16292 exploit_db edb 2010-11-24 Exploit-DB ↗
16289 exploit_db edb 2010-02-11 Exploit-DB ↗
11288 exploit_db edb 2010-01-29 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0304

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 79.75% 73.48% -6.27%
2 2026-05-20 75.99% 79.75% +3.76%
3 2026-05-02 — 75.99% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0304

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0304

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-0304

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2010-0304 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (wireshark), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0304
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0304
ubuntu low CVE-2010-0304 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wireshark), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0304

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0304

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wireshark wireshark 0.9.15 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0304

URL Tags
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.2/epan/dissectors/packet-lwres.c?view=diff&r1=31596&r2=28492&diff_format=h
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036415.html
http://osvdb.org/61987
http://secunia.com/advisories/38257 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38348 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38829
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1983
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:031
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/29/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37985 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023516
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0239 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-01.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-02.html Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55951
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8490
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9933
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