CVE-2009-3242 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via malformed GSM packets due to an uninitialized dissector handle, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-3242?
CVE-2009-3242 is a medium-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 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3242?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3242?
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-2009-3242 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-3242 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3242, GHSA-44gq-3r46-fprm.