Wireshark 1.0.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 1.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3140. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 1.0.0 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The bug was discovered 06/30/2008. The weakness was shared 07/10/2008 with Wireshark (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3140 since 07/10/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in pcap File. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33521 (Fedora 9 : wireshark-1.0.2-1.fc9 (2008-6440)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115849 (Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (WNPA-SEC-2008-03)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43518), Exploit-DB (32006), Tenable (33521), SecurityFocus (BID 30020†) and OSVDB (46651†). The entries VDB-43170, VDB-43168, VDB-43167 and VDB-43166 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 33521
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : wireshark-1.0.2-1.fc9 (2008-6440)
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OpenVAS ID: 860721
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/10/2008 +9 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Wireshark
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3140 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43169

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X-Force: 43518
SecurityFocus: 30020 - Wireshark 1.0.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30886
OSVDB: 46651 - CVE-2008-3140 - Wireshark - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020404
Vulnerability Center: 18795 - Wireshark 0.9.5- 1.0 Syslog Dissector Allows Remote Denial of Service, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1982

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 05/26/2025 22:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (76), 08/13/2019 07:43 (13), 01/20/2025 23:24 (17), 05/26/2025 22:59 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:989:103

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