Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2008-1561 — Wireshark vulnerability

7 documents7 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
8.1%
top 7.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedMar 31
Latest updateMay 1

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.0.0-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.0.0-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark7 versions+6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-xmvh-m2j6-pff4: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2008-1561: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2008-03-31
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Wireshark 0.99.8 - X.509sat Dissector Denial of Service↗2008-03-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: crash in X.509sat and Roofnet dissectors↗2008-03-28
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Debian
CVE-2008-1561: wireshark - Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.5 thr...↗2008
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-1561 wireshark: crash in X.509sat and Roofnet dissectors↗2008-04-01
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