Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Wireshark 1.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file that records a malformed packet trace and is processed by the (1) Bluetooth L2CAP, (2) RADIUS, or (3) MIOP dissector. NOTE: it was later reported that the RADIUS issue also affects 0.10.13 through 1.0.9.
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 | 1.2.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 1.2.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 1.2.1-1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | wireshark | 1.0.2-3+lenny7 | DSA-1942-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | wireshark | 0.99.4-5.etch.4 | DSA-1942-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | wireshark +1 | 1.0.11-1.el5_5.5 | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| RHEL 4 | wireshark +1 | 1.0.11-1.el4_8.5 | RHSA-2010:0360 |
| RHEL 3 | wireshark +1 | 1.0.11-EL3.6 | RHSA-2010:0360 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2010:0360 Red Hat Security Advisory: wireshark security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-1942-1 wireshark - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 36846 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2009:194 vendor-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-04.html
- 37477 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2009-3061 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10403 vdb-entry signature
- [oss-security] 20090722 Re: CVE request: Wireshark <1.2.1 Multiple DoS mailing-list
- ADV-2009-1970 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6416 vdb-entry signature
- wireshark-radius-dissector-dos(54019) vdb-entry
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.0.10.html
- 35748 vdb-entry
- 35884 third-party-advisory
- 37409 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-08.html
- DSA-1942 vendor-advisory
- 37175 third-party-advisory