CVE-2009-2563 json
Unspecified vulnerability in the Infiniband dissector in Wireshark 1.0.6 through 1.2.0, when running on unspecified platforms, allows remot…
published 2009-07-21 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2558
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the Infiniband dissector in Wireshark 1.0.6 through 1.2.0, when running on unspecified platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors.
Patch / fix
- wireshark Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2563
- wireshark RHEL 3 1.0.11-EL3.6
- wireshark RHEL 4 1.0.11-1.el4_8.5
- wireshark RHEL 5 1.0.11-1.el5_5.5
- wireshark-gnome RHEL 3 1.0.11-EL3.6
- wireshark-gnome RHEL 4 1.0.11-1.el4_8.5
- wireshark-gnome RHEL 5 1.0.11-1.el5_5.5
red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0360
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2009-2563 updated cvss 2.9
Wireshark: Null-ptr dereference in the InfiniBand dissector
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Red Hat Desktop version 3 wireshark 1.0.11-EL3.6, wireshark-gnome 1.0.11-EL3.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) wireshark 1.0.11-1.el5_5.5, wireshark-gnome 1.0.11-1.el5_5.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 wireshark 1.0.11-EL3.6, wireshark-gnome 1.0.11-EL3.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wireshark 1.0.11-1.el4_8.5, wireshark-gnome 1.0.11-1.el4_8.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) wireshark 1.0.11-1.el5_5.5, wireshark-gnome 1.0.11-1.el5_5.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wireshark 1.0.11-1.el4_8.5, wireshark-gnome 1.0.11-1.el4_8.5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0360
+5 more productsfewer
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) wireshark 1.0.11-1.el5_5.5, wireshark-gnome 1.0.11-1.el5_5.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 wireshark 1.0.11-EL3.6, wireshark-gnome 1.0.11-EL3.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wireshark 1.0.11-1.el4_8.5, wireshark-gnome 1.0.11-1.el4_8.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 wireshark 1.0.11-EL3.6, wireshark-gnome 1.0.11-EL3.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wireshark 1.0.11-1.el4_8.5, wireshark-gnome 1.0.11-1.el4_8.5
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Exploit prediction
2.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
References
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wireshark.org
/security/wnpa-sec-2009-04.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/1970
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:194
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:031
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/35884
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6321
vdb-entry, signature
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11210
vdb-entry, signature
- wireshark.org /security/wnpa-sec-2009-05.html
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securityfocus.com
/bid/35748
vdb-entry
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/2
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/15
mailing-list
- wireshark.org /docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.0.9.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-2563
- NVD CVE-2009-2563
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