CVE-2009-3241

Wireshark 0.99.6-1.0.8 and 1.2.0-1.2.1 - Denial of Service via OPCUA Service CallRequest Packets

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-3241. PoCs published by Buildbot Builder.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 0.99.6 through 1.2.1. It references a PCAP file hosted on GitLab that likely contains a malformed packet to trigger the DoS condition.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the OpcUa (OPC UA) dissector in Wireshark 0.99.6 through 1.0.8 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via malformed OPCUA Service CallRequest packets.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Buildbot Builder · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33222

The provided text describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 0.99.6 through 1.2.1. It references a PCAP file hosted on GitLab that likely contains a malformed packet to trigger the DoS condition.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Wireshark 0.99.6 through 1.2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to send malformed packets to a target running vulnerable Wireshark
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36408
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37477
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-05.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-06.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36754
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6162
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1942

Scores

EPSS 0.0970
EPSS Percentile 94.9%

Details

Status published
Products (18)
wireshark/wireshark 0.99.6
wireshark/wireshark 0.99.6a
wireshark/wireshark 0.99.7
wireshark/wireshark 0.99.8
wireshark/wireshark 0.99.9
wireshark/wireshark 1.0
wireshark/wireshark 1.0.0
wireshark/wireshark 1.0.1
wireshark/wireshark 1.0.2
wireshark/wireshark 1.0.3
... and 8 more
Published Sep 18, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026