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CVE-2009-0601

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0601 describes a format string vulnerability in Wireshark versions 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms, allowing local users to crash the application by injecting format string specifiers into the HOME environment variable. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential for denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.99.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 40th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-0601

wireshark: denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.

Feb 6, 2009

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugs.wireshark.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34264
Broken Link
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-2984
Third Party Advisory
wiki.rpath.com / Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/501763/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/33690
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0370
Third Party Advisory
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.html
Vendor Advisory