CVE-2009-3549
packet-paltalk.c in the Paltalk dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.2, on SPARC and certain other platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file
02 Description
packet-paltalk.c in the Paltalk dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.2, on SPARC and certain other platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file
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
- 2.59% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 85.0% 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
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- 2009-10-30 20:05Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 06:31Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-10-05
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 10215d55d8c1e4a8737b24a076dff2b106ea5d0215dd845ef6fba8e3b24cd347
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com36846http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36846
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-3061http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3061
- www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.3.html
- secunia.com37409http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:6391https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6391
- www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-07.html
- bugs.wireshark.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3689
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwireshark-dissectpaltalk-dos(54016)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54016
- secunia.com37175http://secunia.com/advisories/37175
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wireshark Fixed in 1.2.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wireshark Fixed in 1.2.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wireshark Fixed in 1.2.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.