CVE-2009-3241 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Wireshark via malformed OPC UA packets, leading to memory and CPU exhaustion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-3241?
CVE-2009-3241 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 18 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the OpcUa (OPC UA) dissector in Wireshark 0.99.6 through 1.0.8 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via malformed OPCUA Service CallRequest packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3241?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3241?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-3241 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-3241 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3241, GHSA-grh9-678v-4762.