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CVE-2009-3242

Wireshark 1.2.1 - GSM A RR Dissector packet.c Remote Denial of Service

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad sin especificar en packet.c en el analizador GSM A RR en Wireshark v1.2.0 y v1.2.1, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) a través de vectores desconocidos relacionados con "el manejo no inicializado del analizador", que provoca un fallo de aserción.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2009-09-15 First Exploit
  • 2009-09-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2009-09-18 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.2.0
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Affected
Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.2.1
Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.1"
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Affected