CVE-2008-3145 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
2.4%
top 14.85%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedJul 16
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in Wireshark 0.8.19 through 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a series of fragmented packets with non-sequential fragmentation offset values, which lead to a buffer over-read.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.0.2-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.0.2-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark14 versions+13

Patches

Patch: secunia.com ↗Patch: secunia.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-fwqh-jqxf-956w: The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2008-3145: The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble↗2008-07-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: crash in the packet reassembling↗2008-07-10
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Debian
CVE-2008-3145: wireshark - The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in Wireshark 0.8.19 through ...↗2008
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-3145 wireshark: crash in the packet reassembling↗2008-07-11
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