# 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 se

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-05-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

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

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