wireshark: denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Tektronix K12 text capture file
Published Feb 16, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.79%
Description
Wireshark 0.99.6 through 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Tektronix K12 text capture file, as demonstrated by a file with exactly one frame.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.99.6
- 0.99.6a
- 0.99.7
- 0.99.8
- 1.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wireshark-0:1.0.6-EL3.3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0313
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wireshark-0:1.0.6-EL3.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0313 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el4_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0313 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el5_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0313 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 77.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01792) | 75.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.92% (0.02919) | 85.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.11% (0.07109) | 85.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.06% (0.02061) | 82.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00611) | 79.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00611) | 77.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00611) | 75.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33872 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34144 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34264 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34344 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501763/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33690 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021697 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0370 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0600 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1937 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=485889 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2984 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0600
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10853 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15041 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0600
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00652.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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