Vulnerability Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.12 and 2.6.0 to 2.6.6, the ASN.1 BER and related dissectors could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c by preventing a buffer overflow associated with excessive digits in time values.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | >= 2.4.0, <= 2.4.12 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00007.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00027.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107203Broken Link
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15447ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f8fbe9f9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00031.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/35Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3986-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4416Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-06.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00007.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00027.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107203Broken Link
FAQ
What is CVE-2019-9209?
CVE-2019-9209 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.12 and 2.6.0 to 2.6.6, the ASN.1 BER and related dissectors could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c by preventing a buffer overflow associated with ex...
How severe is CVE-2019-9209?
CVE-2019-9209 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2019-9209?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Wireshark Wireshark, Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Opensuse Leap.