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CVE-2009-3242: wireshark

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-3242
Published 18-09-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3242 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 7.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.78%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

Timeline

  1. 18-09-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in packet.c in the GSM A RR dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors related to "an uninitialized dissector handle," which triggers an assertion failure.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.78%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 7.78% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
7.78%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    Wireshark 1.2.1 - GSM A RR Dissector packet.c Remote Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.2.2-1
Wireshark1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

8 links