CVE-2009-3243

Public Exploit

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the TLS dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 and 1.2.1, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors related to TLS 1.2 conversations.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.74% 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=4008
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%3A6413	signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3243?: CVE-2009-3243 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3243?: To fix CVE-2009-3243, 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-2009-3243 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-3243 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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