CVE-2010-2992 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.2.2 through 1.2.9, specifically within the GSM A RR dissector. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the application by triggering a NULL pointer dereference through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, though its impact is limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.