CVE-2009-1269

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.6 through 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Tektronix .rf5 file.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.40% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-02.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022027	vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01213.html	vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01167.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5748	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/35464	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1100.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49816	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34778	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502745/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/34970	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1785	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35133	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34457	vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00675.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10642	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:088	vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0062
http://secunia.com/advisories/35224	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1269?: CVE-2009-1269 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1269?: To fix CVE-2009-1269, 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-2009-1269 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-1269 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.