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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2009-3829 json

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…

published 2009-10-30 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3800

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.1%
EPSS 6.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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."

Patch / fix

  • wireshark Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3829

  • 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-2009-3829 updated cvss 1.9

wireshark: unsigned integer wrap vulnerability in ERF reader (VU#676492)

  • 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_8.5
    +5 more products
    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
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0360

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Exploit prediction

6.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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