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HIGH

CVE-2019-9208

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

3.9 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-9208 Red Hat Product Security4 known affected

    wireshark: null-pointer dereference in TCAP dissector

    wireshark as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · wireshark-cli as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · wireshark-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Full record on NVD

Description

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.12 and 2.6.0 to 2.6.6, the TCAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/asn1/tcap/tcap.cnf by avoiding NULL pointer dereferences.

Technical details

Published
2019-02-28

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9208?

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.12 and 2.6.0 to 2.6.6, the TCAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/asn1/tcap/tcap.cnf by avoiding NULL pointer dereferences.

Is CVE-2019-9208 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-9208 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.9% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-9208?

CVE-2019-9208 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

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