First published: Mon Feb 16 2009(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
All of | ||
Any of | ||
Wireshark Wireshark | =0.99.8 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.0.0 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.0.1 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.0.2 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.0.3 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.0.4 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.0.5 | |
Any of | ||
macOS Yosemite | ||
FreeBSD FreeBSD | ||
Linux Kernel | ||
NetBSD NetBSD | ||
Oracle Solaris SPARC | ||
Wireshark Wireshark | =0.99.8 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.0.0 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.0.1 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.0.2 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.0.3 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.0.4 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.0.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | ||
FreeBSD FreeBSD | ||
Linux Linux | ||
NetBSD NetBSD | ||
Oracle Solaris SPARC |
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CVE-2009-0601 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can result in application crashes.
To fix CVE-2009-0601, upgrade Wireshark to version 1.0.6 or later.
CVE-2009-0601 affects Wireshark versions 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms.
CVE-2009-0601 is caused by format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.
The best mitigation for CVE-2009-0601 is to ensure users do not set malicious values in the HOME environment variable.