CVE-2008-3933

wireshark: crash triggered by zlib-compressed packet data

Severity Score

3.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.14 through 1.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with crafted zlib-compressed data that triggers an invalid read in the tvb_uncompress function.

Aplicación Wireshark (conocida como Ehtereal) 0.10.14 a la v 1.0.2, permite a atacantes provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de un paquete con datos zlib-compressed manipulados que lanzan una lectura errónea en la función tvb_uncompress.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 3.3

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-09-04 CVE Reserved
2008-09-04 CVE Published
2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (23)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/31864	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31886	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32028	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32091	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32944	Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm	X_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0278	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496487/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020819	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2493	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773	Vdb Entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2649	X_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2682	X_refsource_misc
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9620	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.html	2018-10-11

URL	Date	SRC
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-17.xml	2018-10-11
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673	2018-10-11
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:199	2018-10-11
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html	2018-10-11
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00713.html	2018-10-11
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00715.html	2018-10-11
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3933	2008-10-01
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461244	2008-10-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.10.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.10.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.10.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.10.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.10.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.10.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.10.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.10.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.10.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.10.6"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.10.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.10.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.10.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.10.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.10.9 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.10.9"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.10.14 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.10.14"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.6"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.6a Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.6a"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.0.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.0.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.0.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.0.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.0.2"		-		Affected