Format string vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.8 through 1.0.5 on non-Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable. Per http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0370:
"Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Wireshark, which could be exploited by local or remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system."
Publication date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:30:00 +0000