PT-2009-5557 · Wireshark · Wireshark

Published 2009-09-18 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2009-3242

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 1.2.0 through 1.2.1

Description The issue is related to an unspecified vulnerability in the GSM A RR dissector, specifically in the packet.c file. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash. The crash is triggered by an assertion failure due to an uninitialized dissector handle.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 1.2.0 and 1.2.1, consider updating to a newer version to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-3242

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

Affected Products

Wireshark

References · 275

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/36408 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/33224 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3242 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3242 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36754 · Vendor Advisory
• http://wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-06.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3242 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-3242 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6243 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6428 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3558 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1576 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1140 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4298 · Note