CVE-2008-1071 — Wireshark vulnerability

CWE-3996 documents6 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.1%
top 22.02%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedFeb 28
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The SNMP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 0.99.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed packet.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 0.99.8-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 0.99.8-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark15 versions+14

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-gwf6-x6vr-hh5m: The SNMP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2008-1071: The SNMP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2008-02-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Debian
CVE-2008-1071: wireshark - The SNMP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 0.99.7 allows...↗2008
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Red Hat
wireshark: SNMP dissector crash↗2007-02-27
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-1071 wireshark: SNMP dissector crash↗2008-02-29
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