Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-2559

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.
Published 2009-07-21 17:30:00
Updated 2017-09-19 01:29:13
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2009-2559

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2559

EPSS FAQ
0.30%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 67 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-2559

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-2559

  • 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.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2009-2559

  • Red Hat 2009-08-12
    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.

References for CVE-2009-2559

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