CVE-2008-3137 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation6 documents6 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
2.9%
top 13.59%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedJul 10
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The GSM SMS dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.0.1-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.0.1-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark10 versions+9

Patches

Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-8mv6-3mvr-36hm: The GSM SMS dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2008-3137: The GSM SMS dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2008-07-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: crash in the GSM SMS dissector↗2008-06-30
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Debian
CVE-2008-3137: wireshark - The GSM SMS dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 1.0.0 allo...↗2008
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-3137 wireshark: crash in the GSM SMS dissector↗2008-07-11
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