CVE-2009-3549
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · Improper input validation
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
packet-paltalk.c in the Paltalk dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.2, on SPARC and certain other platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file that records a malformed packet trace.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36846 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36846Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3061Patch
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.3.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37175Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-07.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3689
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54016