Wireshark-1.2.0: DoS (crash) due array index error in IPMI dissector
Published Jul 21, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.17%
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 products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
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:L/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 2, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02171) | 81.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02171) | 79.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.63% (0.00629) | 68.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 70.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 68.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 19, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 66.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 68.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00405) | 69.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35884 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35748 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1970 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-04.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2559 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512953 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2559
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6379 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2559
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35884 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35748 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1970 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-04.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2559 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512953 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2559 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6379 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2559 |
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