CVE-2009-4377 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted SMB packets due to a NULL pointer dereference in the dissectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-4377?
CVE-2009-4377 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 21 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The (1) SMB and (2) SMB2 dissectors in Wireshark 0.9.0 through 1.2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted packet that triggers a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated by fuzz-2009-12-07-11141.pcap.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4377?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4377?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-4377 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4377 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4377, GHSA-wqc7-2v82-hg6w.