CVE-2009-3242

Public Exploit

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in packet.c in the GSM A RR dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors related to "an uninitialized dissector handle," which triggers an assertion failure.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.89% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36408	vdb entry exploit
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3893
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-06.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36754	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37409	third party advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5423	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3242?: CVE-2009-3242 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3242?: To fix CVE-2009-3242, 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-2009-3242 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-3242 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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