01 Record

CVE-2009-0601

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 30.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2009-02-16 20:00Z17 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 04:40Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2009-02-16

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format StringBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

6fcdaa06939422a62f5b42b2d6151dc9b2b4969c04f8d6fa1c171c5e15d548d4

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

applemac_os_xNot specified—

freebsdfreebsdNot specified—

linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—

netbsdnetbsdNot specified—

sunsolarisNot specified—

wiresharkwiresharkNot specified—

06 References

www.securityfocus.com20090312 rPSA-2009-0040-1 tshark wiresharkhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501763/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
bugs.wireshark.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3150x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securityfocus.com33690http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33690vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:005http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
www.securitytracker.com1021697http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021697vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2984x_refsource_CONFIRM
wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.vupen.comADV-2009-0370http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0370vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com34264http://secunia.com/advisories/34264third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

01 Record index

CVE-2009-0601

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2009-0601

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References