wireshark: unsigned integer wrap vulnerability in ERF reader (VU#676492)
Published Oct 30, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.08%
Description
Integer overflow in wiretap/erf.c in Wireshark before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted erf file, related to an "unsigned integer wrap vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.2.1
- 0.6
- 0.7.9
- 0.8.16
- 0.8.19
- 0.8.20
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.7
- 0.9.8
- 0.9.10
- 0.9.14
- 0.10
- 0.10.1
- 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
- 0.99
- 0.99.0
- 0.99.1
- 0.99.2
- 0.99.3
- 0.99.4
- 0.99.5
- 0.99.6
- 0.99.6a
- 0.99.7
- 0.99.8
- 0.99.9
- 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
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:C/I:C/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 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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.08% (0.06075) | 93.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.08% (0.06075) | 92.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.59% (0.05591) | 89.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.02% (0.19022) | 92.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.59% (0.05591) | 89.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.33% (0.02334) | 89.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 6.36% (0.06360) | 93.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 5.89% (0.05892) | 93.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 6.41% (0.06412) | 93.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 5.20% (0.05203) | 92.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 5.80% (0.05800) | 92.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 4.37% (0.04370) | 91.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 4.09% (0.04087) | 91.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.33% (0.03326) | 89.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/erf.c?view=markup&pathrev=29364 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- 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.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/676492 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3829 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3849 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532479 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3829
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5979 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9945 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3829
Change history (0)
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