CVE-2009-2559

Published: Jul 21, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the IPMI dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors related to an array index error. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected (1)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

Wireshark

1 product

Wireshark

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.2.0

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (10)

http://secunia.com/advisories/35884

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35748

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1970

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-04.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6379

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35884