Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 0.10.13 through 1.0.14 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.9 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2010-2284 regression.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wireshark | 1.2.10-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 1.2.10-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 1.2.10-1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | wireshark | 1.0.2-3+lenny10 | DSA-2101-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2101-1 wireshark - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- SUSE-SR:2011:001 vendor-advisory
- 43068 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2011-0212 vdb-entry
- 42877 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2011:002 vendor-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.10.html
- ADV-2011-0076 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12047 vdb-entry signature