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CVE-2009-3829 Detail

Description

Integer overflow in wiretap/erf.c in Wireshark before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted erf file, related to an "unsigned integer wrap vulnerability."


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (04/20/2010)

The affected version of Wireshark as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5 were fixed via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0360.html

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/erf.c?view=markup&pathrev=29364 Patch 
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/erf.c?view=markup&pathrev=29364 Patch 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
http://secunia.com/advisories/37477
http://secunia.com/advisories/37477
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1942
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1942
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/676492 Patch  US Government Resource 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/676492 Patch  US Government Resource 
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3849
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3849
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5979
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5979
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9945
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9945

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-3829
NVD Published Date:
10/30/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE