CVE-2010-4538

Wireshark - Buffer Overflow in ENTTEC DMX Packet Dissector

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-4538. PoCs published by non-customers crew.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Wireshark's ENTTEC DMX Data (UDP) dissector. It sends a malformed UDP packet to port 3333, which can crash Wireshark or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Description

Buffer overflow in the sect_enttec_dmx_da function in epan/dissectors/packet-enttec.c in Wireshark 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ENTTEC DMX packet with Run Length Encoding (RLE) compression.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by non-customers crew · pythondosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15898

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Wireshark's ENTTEC DMX Data (UDP) dissector. It sends a malformed UDP packet to port 3333, which can crash Wireshark or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Wireshark (versions prior to fix for CVE-2010-4538)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to target · Wireshark with vulnerable ENTTEC DMX dissector
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (22)

Core 22
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0053
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/7
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053061.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053042.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0110
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:002
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024930
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42853
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42910
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0008
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/8
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45634
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/70244
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14937
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42767
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0079
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0013.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0069
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2144
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0099
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42914

Scores

EPSS 0.2898
EPSS Percentile 97.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
wireshark/wireshark 1.4.2
Published Jan 07, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026