VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5285
Wireshark 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long SMTP request, which triggers an infinite loop.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.00%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.00%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Wireshark 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long SMTP request, which triggers an infinite loop.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.00% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-November/065840.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32840Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4663
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:242
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/24/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498562/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32422
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021275
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3231
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-07.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472737
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11351
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-November/065840.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32840Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4663
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:242
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/24/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498562/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32422
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021275
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.