VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-0601
Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34264Broken Link
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501763/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33690Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021697Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0370Third Party Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3150Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2984Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34264Broken Link
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501763/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33690Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021697Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0370Third Party Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3150Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2984Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.