CVE-2009-0600

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.92% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/34344 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33872 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501763/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/34144 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15041 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33690 vdb entry exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021697 vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2984
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00652.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10853 vdb entry signature
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1937 vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0370 vdb entry
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34264 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0600?
CVE-2009-0600 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0600?
To fix CVE-2009-0600, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0600 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0600 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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