CVE-2009-0601 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String in Wireshark

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String6 documents6 sources
Severity
2.1LOWNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.57%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedFeb 16
Latest updateMay 2

Description

Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.0.6-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.0.6-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark7 versions+6

Patches

Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-43gp-2vcj-4vxj: Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0↗2022-05-02
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OSV
CVE-2009-0601: Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0↗2009-02-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.↗2009-02-06
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Debian
CVE-2009-0601: wireshark - Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows pla...↗2009
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2009-0601 wireshark: denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.↗2009-02-17
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