Improper input validation in Wireshark
CVE-2008-1562
The LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5740.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.507 (98.9th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.507 · newest: 0.507 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 0.99.2, 0.99.3, 0.99.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/29622 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490487/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00228.html (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14549 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/29695 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-05.xml (vendor-advisory)
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0138
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1562?
- CVE-2008-1562 is a vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2008-03-31.
- Is CVE-2008-1562 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.