CVE-2009-3549

N/A Unknown
Published: October 30, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

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 that records a malformed packet trace.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37175
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36846
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3061
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-07.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37175
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36846
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.3.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-07.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3689
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54016
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.3%
80th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

wireshark sun