CVE-2010-4538

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark version 1.4.2

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the sect enttec dmx da function, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ENTTEC DMX packet with Run Length Encoding (RLE) compression.

Recommendations For Wireshark version 1.4.2, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the vulnerable function until a patch is available.