CVE-2009-3243

Wireshark 1.2.0-1.2.1 - Denial of Service in TLS Dissector

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-3243. PoCs published by Buildbot Builder.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Wireshark versions 0.99.6 through 1.2.1. It references a security advisory and a link to a binary exploit but does not contain actual exploit code.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the TLS dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 and 1.2.1, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors related to TLS 1.2 conversations.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Buildbot Builder · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33223

The provided text describes multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Wireshark versions 0.99.6 through 1.2.1. It references a security advisory and a link to a binary exploit but does not contain actual exploit code.

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

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36408
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 third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6413

Scores

EPSS 0.0724
EPSS Percentile 93.6%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
wireshark/wireshark 1.2.0
wireshark/wireshark 1.2.1
Published Sep 18, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026