7.5

CVE-2019-9208: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9208DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9208
Published 28-02-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-9208 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.86%
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 8 · Related 7
DSA-4416-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1108-1OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0362-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1SUSE-SU-2019:0619-1SUSE-SU-2019:0688-1

Timeline

  1. 28-02-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.12 and 2.6.0 to 2.6.6, the TCAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/asn1/tcap/tcap.cnf by avoiding NULL pointer dereferences.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.86%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.86% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.86%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.wireshark.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 2.6.8-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm1 | < 2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0 | < 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
Wireshark1 product
  • wireshark≥ 2.4.0, ≤ 2.4.12 | ≥ 2.6.0, ≤ 2.6.6

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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