CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 0.10.8 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Unspecified vulnerability in Wireshark before 1.0.7-0.1-1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
The bug was discovered 04/17/2009. The weakness was shared 04/21/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1266 since 04/08/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/05/2019).
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39580 (GLSA-200906-05 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 0.10.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50334) and Tenable (39580). The entries 44656, 44655, 44654 and 44653 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploiting
Class: Format stringCWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 39580
Nessus Name: GLSA-200906-05 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803135
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Multiple Unspecified Vulnerability - Apr09 (Linux)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Wireshark 0.10.9
Timeline
04/08/2009 🔍04/17/2009 🔍
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Sources
Product: wireshark.orgAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1266 (🔍)
X-Force: 50334
Vulnerability Center: 22286 - Wireshark (Ethereal) <= 1.0.7 Unspecified Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 31838
Secunia: 34778 - rPath update for tshark and wireshark, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 53903 - CVE-2009-1266 - Wireshark - Unspecified Issue
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 23:38Updated: 09/05/2019 09:40
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (74), 09/05/2019 09:40 (5)
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