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CVE-2008-3140

Wireshark 1.0.0 - Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

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*SSVC
Descriptions

The syslog dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors, possibly related to an "incomplete SS7 MSU syslog encapsulated packet."

El analizador syslog de Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 1.0.0, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída de apliación) a través de vectores no conocidos, posiblemente esté relacionada con un “paquete incompleto SS7 MSU syslog encapsulado”.

Multiple vulnerabilities related to memory management were discovered in the GSM SMS dissector (CVE-2008-3137), the PANA and KISMET dissectors (CVE-2008-3138), the RTMPT dissector (CVE-2008-3139), the syslog dissector (CVE-2008-3140) and the RMI dissector (CVE-2008-3141) and when reassembling fragmented packets (CVE-2008-3145). Versions less than 1.0.2 are affected.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-07-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-07-10 CVE Published
  • 2014-03-03 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-07-10 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.0.0
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Affected