{
    "id": "CVE-2009-3242",
    "published": "2009-09-18 10:30:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:11:12",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Unspecified vulnerability in packet.c in the GSM A RR dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors related to \"an uninitialized dissector handle,\" which triggers an assertion failure.",
    "epss_score": "0.07778",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94454",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "wireshark",
            "product": "wireshark"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "33224",
            "title": "Wireshark 1.2.1 - GSM A RR Dissector packet.c Remote Denial of Service",
            "date": "2009-09-15",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33224"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/36754",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/37409",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36408",
        "http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html",
        "http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-06.html",
        "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3893",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5423",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/36754",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/37409",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36408",
        "http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html",
        "http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-06.html",
        "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3893",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5423"
    ]
}