Wireshark: Null-ptr dereference in the InfiniBand dissector
Published Jul 21, 2009
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.60%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Infiniband dissector in Wireshark 1.0.6 through 1.2.0, when running on unspecified platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wireshark-0:1.0.11-EL3.6
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:1.0.11-1.el4_8.5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.11-1.el5_5.5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0360
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wireshark-0:1.0.11-EL3.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:1.0.11-1.el4_8.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.11-1.el5_5.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
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:C
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 3, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02597) | 84.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02597) | 83.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.25% (0.02249) | 74.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.93% (0.00931) | 74.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 60.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 60.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 58.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35884 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:194 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:031 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/15 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- 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/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.0.9.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-04.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-05.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2563 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512992 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2563
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11210 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6321 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2563
Change history (0)
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