Unspecified vulnerability in the Infiniband dissector in Wireshark 1.0.6 through 1.2.0…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the Infiniband dissector in Wireshark 1.0.6 through 1.2.0, when running on unspecified platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02597 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2010:0360 Released 2010-04-20 · Red Hat rating Moderatewireshark security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.i386, wireshark-gnome-1.0.11-EL3.6 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5, wireshark-gnome-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5, wireshark-gnome-1.0.11-1.el5_5.5.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.i386, wireshark-gnome-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.ia64 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.ia64 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-EL3.6.ia64 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.i386, wireshark-1.0.11-1.el4_8.5.ia64 +3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0360 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2563
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5fm-q7h8-jqhr
References
Advisory 2
Other 6
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6321
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11210
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-05.html
- [oss-security] 20090917 Re: Wireshark - wnpa-sec-2009-05.html && wnpa-sec-2009-06.html -- CVE confirmation and CVE Request
- [oss-security] 20090917 Wireshark - wnpa-sec-2009-05.html && wnpa-sec-2009-06.html -- CVE confirmation and CVE Request
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.0.9.html
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Sources
- CVE-2009-2563 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2563 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r5fm-q7h8-jqhr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-2563 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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