CVE-2009-3243 describes an unspecified denial-of-service vulnerability in the TLS dissector of Wireshark versions 1.2.0 and 1.2.1, specifically when running on Windows. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the application through unknown vectors related to TLS 1.2 conversations. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), it indicates a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, requiring no authentication, and impacting availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and with no observed active exploitation, a public exploit (EDB-33223) exists, although there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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