CVE-2009-2561
Unspecified vulnerability in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to...
Unspecified vulnerability in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-2561- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-2561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2556 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2556- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f43m-q2pc-w9hw No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to...
Unspecified vulnerability in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-f43m-q2pc-w9hw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-2561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-2561 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2561- 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-2009-2561 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Wireshark, published July 21, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.2.1-1.
References
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-04.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1970
securityfocus.com/bid/35748
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5795
secunia.com/advisories/35884
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2561
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f43m-q2pc-w9hw
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2561