CVE-2009-3549

Published: Oct 30, 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

packet-paltalk.c in the Paltalk dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.2, on SPARC and certain other platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file that records a malformed packet trace.

Affected (3)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

Wireshark

1 product

Wireshark

Configuration A

3 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.2.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.2.1
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.2

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Sun Sparc	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (18)

http://secunia.com/advisories/37175

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/37409

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36846

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3061

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.3.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-07.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3689

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54016

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6391

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/37175