CVE-2019-9209: Buffer Overflow
First published: Thu Feb 28 2019(Updated: )
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.12 and 2.6.0 to 2.6.6, the ASN.1 BER and related dissectors could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c by preventing a buffer overflow associated with excessive digits in time values.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/wireshark | 3.4.10-0+deb11u1 3.4.16-0+deb11u1 4.0.17-0+deb12u1 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 4.4.3-1 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | >=2.4.0<=2.4.12 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | >=2.6.0<=2.6.6 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =18.10 | |
| openSUSE | =15.0 | |
| openSUSE | =15.1 | |
| openSUSE | =42.3 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107203
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15447
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=f8fbe9f934d65b2694fa74622e5eb2e1dc8cd20b
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00031.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/35
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3986-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4416
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-06.html
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-9209
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f8fbe9f934d65b2694fa74622e5eb2e1dc8cd20b
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9209
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9209
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9209
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9209
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2019-9209?
CVE-2019-9209 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to crash the Wireshark application.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9209?
To fix CVE-2019-9209, update to Wireshark versions 3.4.10, 3.4.16, 4.0.17, 4.0.11, or 4.4.3.
Which versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2019-9209?
Versions of Wireshark from 2.4.0 to 2.4.12 and from 2.6.0 to 2.6.6 are affected by CVE-2019-9209.
What impact does CVE-2019-9209 have on users?
CVE-2019-9209 can cause the Wireshark application to crash when processing certain ASN.1 BER data.
Is CVE-2019-9209 an issue in specific operating systems?
CVE-2019-9209 affects Wireshark on various operating systems including Debian and Ubuntu.
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