CVE-2009-2563

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Infiniband dissector in Wireshark 1.0.6 through 1.2.0, when running on unspecified platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors.

7.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.30% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:194	vendor advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-04.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1970	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6321	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11210	vdb entry signature
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-05.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35748	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35884	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/2	mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:031	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/15	mailing list
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.0.9.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2563?: CVE-2009-2563 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2563?: To fix CVE-2009-2563, 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-2009-2563 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-2563 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.

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