CVE-2009-0601
N/A
Published: February 16, 2009 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWireshark· also runs on 5 platforms
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (10)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34264x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501763/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33690VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021697VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0370x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-134
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