CVE-2008-1561 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.5 through 0.99.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet to the (1) X.509sat or (2) Roofnet dissectors. NOTE: Vector 2 might also lead to a hang.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.94% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-03-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Wireshark 0.99.8 - X.509sat Dissector Denial of Service | 2008-03-28 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29569
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29695
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29736
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29971
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32091
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0138
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-05.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:091
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490487/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28485
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019728
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1007/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-02.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41514
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41515
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