Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 21, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-2561

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.

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Affected products

Wireshark/Wireshark2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 1.2.0

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/35748nvdPatch
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1970nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-04.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/35884nvdVendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5795nvd

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