CVE-2009-1269 describes an unspecified denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 0.99.6 through 1.0.6. An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the application by providing a specially crafted Tektronix .rf5 file. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, though it only impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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