4.3

CVE-2009-0600: wireshark Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0600
Published 16-02-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0600 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.79%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2009:0313

Timeline

  1. 16-02-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Wireshark 0.99.6 through 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Tektronix K12 text capture file, as demonstrated by a file with exactly one frame.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.79% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.79%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.0.6-1
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL0.99.6 | 0.99.6a | 0.99.7 | 0.99.8 | 1.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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