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.
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2144-1 Security update for wireshark
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:51:17.220Z

Reserved: 2010-12-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-4538

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-01-07T19:00:18.873

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-4538

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-12-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4538 - Bugzilla

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