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packet-paltalk.c in the Paltalk dissector in Wireshark 1...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 2, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 31, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

packet-paltalk.c in the Paltalk dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.2, on SPARC and certain other platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file that records a malformed packet trace.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 30, 2009
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 2, 2022
Last updated Jan 31, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(79th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2009-3549

GHSA ID

GHSA-v6mq-p8pv-vq8r

Source code

No known source code

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