CVE-2009-0601
Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows...
Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2009-0601- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2009-0601- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0604 No score
Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0604- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-43gp-2vcj-4vxj No score
Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows...
Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.
- Record
GHSA-43gp-2vcj-4vxj- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2009-0601- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0601 No score
Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0601- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0601 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Wireshark, published February 16, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.0.6-1.