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."
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 9.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/erf.c?view=markup&pathrev=29364Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37477
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1942
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/676492Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- 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%3A9945
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/erf.c?view=markup&pathrev=29364Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37477
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1942
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/676492Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- 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%3A9945
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 30, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified