CVE-2009-0599

N/A Unknown
Published: February 16, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in wiretap/netscreen.c in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed NetScreen snoop file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/51815
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33872
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34264
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34344
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501763/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33690
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021697
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0370
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=2590
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2984
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14732
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9677
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00652.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/51815
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33872
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34264
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34344
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501763/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33690
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021697
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0370
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=2590
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2984
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14732
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9677
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00652.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.5%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

wireshark

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