CVE-2009-3550
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The DCERPC/NT dissector in Wireshark 0.10.10 through 1.0.9 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a file that records a malformed packet trace. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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Statement
The affected version of Wireshark as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5 were fixed via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0360.html
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (wireshark) | RHSA-2010:0360 | 2010-04-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (wireshark) | RHSA-2010:0360 | 2010-04-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (wireshark) | RHSA-2010:0360 | 2010-04-20 |
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