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    CVE-2009-0601

    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.

    Published:Feb 6, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Feb 16, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00041
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Freebsd
    Product
    Freebsd
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Netbsd
    Product
    Netbsd
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Solaris
    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-135 Format String Injection
    CAPEC-67 String Format Overflow in syslog()

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34264
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501763/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33690
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021697
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0370
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3150
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2984
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34264
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501763/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33690
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021697
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0370
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3150
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2984

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High