Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wireshark | 1.0.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 1.0.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 1.0.6-1 | — |
References
- 20090312 rPSA-2009-0040-1 tshark wireshark mailing-list
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3150
- 33690 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2009:005 vendor-advisory
- 1021697 vdb-entry
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2984
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0040
- ADV-2009-0370 vdb-entry
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.html
- 34264 third-party-advisory