CVE-2009-3242

N/A Unknown
Published: September 18, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36754
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36408
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-06.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3893
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5423
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36754
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36408
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-06.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3893
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5423
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.2%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

wireshark