Description
The SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine (UDVM) in Wireshark 0.10.8 through 1.0.14 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to sigcomp-udvm.c and an off-by-one error, which triggers a buffer overflow, different vulnerabilities than CVE-2010-2287.
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 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | wireshark +1 | 1.0.15-1.el5_5.1 | RHSA-2010:0625 |
| RHEL 4 | wireshark +1 | 1.0.15-1.el4_8.1 | RHSA-2010:0625 |
| RHEL 3 | wireshark +1 | 1.0.15-EL3.1 | RHSA-2010:0625 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2010:0625 Red Hat Security Advisory: wireshark security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2101-1 wireshark - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- SUSE-SR:2011:001 vendor-advisory
- 43068 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4867
- ADV-2011-0212 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12049 vdb-entry signature
- 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