CVE-2010-1455

The DOCSIS dissector in Wireshark 0.9.6 through 1.0.12 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet trace file.

Published: 2010-05-12 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-1455 is rated Moderate Risk (42.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.96%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1455

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 2025-03-30 1.92% 0.96% -0.96%
2 2025-03-29 0.96% 1.92% +0.96%
3 2025-03-19 — 0.96% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1455

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1455

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1455

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2010-1455 unimportant 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-2010-1455
gentoo normal CVE-2010-1455: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-05), 1 atom(s) (net-analyzer/wireshark); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-1455
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1455
suse medium CVE-2010-1455 severity moderate: SUSE including 50 source package names (libwireshark18-4.4.7-160000.2.2, libwireshark8-2.2.7-47.1, …), 78 product×package rows across 29 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (29 product lines)): Fixed 78. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1455/
ubuntu low CVE-2010-1455 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wireshark), 13 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-1455

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1455

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.99.0 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 0.99.0 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 0.99.1 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 0.99.2 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 0.99.3 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 0.99.4 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 0.99.5 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 0.99.6 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 0.99.7 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 0.99.8 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1455

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39661 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42877
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:099
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/07/7
http://www.osvdb.org/64363
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39950
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1081 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-03.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-04.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4644
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4646
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58362
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7331
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