PT-2008-1017 · Wireshark+2 · Ethereal+4

Yami · Published 2008-04-16 · Updated 2017-09-19 · CVE-2009-2562

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 0.9.2 through 1.2.0 tethereal (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns multiple vulnerabilities in the tethereal package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system and an unspecified vulnerability in the AFS dissector in Wireshark. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely, potentially leading to a breach of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. In the case of Wireshark, the vulnerability can cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 0.9.2 through 1.2.0, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability in tethereal.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-01453

CVE-2009-2562

DSA-1942-1

RHSA-2010:0360

RHSA-2010_0360

Affected Products

Afs Dissector

Debian

Red Hat

Wireshark

Ethereal

References · 40

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname_loop.rb · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2562 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3829 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3241 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1970 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2562 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:194 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2562 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3550 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-2562 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2560 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2562 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1829 · Security Note
• http://wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-04.html · Vendor Advisory