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CVE-2009-3829
Integer overflow in wiretap/erf.c in Wireshark before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service…
High9.3EPSS 6.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Integer overflow in wiretap/erf.c in Wireshark before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted erf file, related to an "unsigned integer wrap vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.1% · top 6.6% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5979 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 37477 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/erf.c?view=markup&pathrev=29364 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37409 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3849 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9945 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- DSA-1942 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- VU#676492 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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