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TI-2009-00577 Aliases CVE-2009-0601GHSA-43gp-2vcj-4vxj

Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms…

Priority LOW 11CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00371 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.8 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onSun
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0601
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43gp-2vcj-4vxj

References

Advisory 6

  • TI-2026-53718 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-63612 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-16149 A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-00291 Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-63614 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2014-01823 Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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