Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw can crash vulnerable Wireshark or tshark when they inspect a specially crafted Check Point High-Availability Protocol packet. It affects analysis tools, not the Check Point device itself based on the supplied record. Business impact is likely interruption of packet analysis or monitoring workflows, not direct system compromise. Exposure is most likely on systems running vulnerable Wireshark or tshark versions that capture or process Check Point HA traffic, untrusted packet captures, or automated network monitoring feeds. Treat as a targeted availability risk for security operations tooling. Prioritize remediation where Wireshark or tshark supports monitoring, incident response, or automated packet processing. Mitigation focus: Inventory Wireshark and tshark versions across analyst workstations and sensors.; Update Wireshark packages according to Wireshark and operating-system vendor advisories.; Avoid processing untrusted packet captures with affected versions..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- FEDORA-2009-5382CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2009-5339CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10876CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- FEDORA-2009-3599CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5335CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3269CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- wireshark-cphap-dos(49815)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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