Wireshark: NULL pointer dereference in the DCERPC over SMB packet disassembly
Published Oct 30, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.49%
Description
The DCERPC/NT dissector in Wireshark 0.10.10 through 1.0.9 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a file that records a malformed packet trace. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.10.2
- 0.10.3
- 0.10.4
- 0.10.5
- 0.10.6
- 0.10.7
- 0.10.8
- 0.10.9
- 0.10.10
- 0.10.11
- 0.10.12
- 0.10.13
- 0.10.14
- 1.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.2
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
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: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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02493) | 84.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02493) | 82.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01733) | 80.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.19% (0.03190) | 78.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 77.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 69.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 69.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00251) | 65.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 68.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 55.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 59.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 60.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00162) | 50.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | 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 (17)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37175 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37409 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37477 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1942 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36846 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3061 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.0.10.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.3.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-07.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-08.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3550 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=531260 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54017 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3550
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10103 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6005 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3550
Change history (0)
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