CVE-2008-1562

Wireshark <0.99.9 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5740.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED

by Peter Makrai · textdoslinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31553

View Code ZIP pw:eip

metasploit WORKING POC

by MC · rubypoc

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap.rb

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (24)

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/29569

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-05.xml

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:091

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html

[Various Sources] http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-02.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41516

[Issue Tracking] https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2418

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00140.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00228.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0138

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490487/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28485

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14549

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9318

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019728

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/29622

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/29695

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/29736

... and 4 more

Scores

EPSS 0.4875

EPSS Percentile 97.8%

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (7)

wireshark/wireshark 0.99.2

wireshark/wireshark 0.99.3

wireshark/wireshark 0.99.4

wireshark/wireshark 0.99.5

wireshark/wireshark 0.99.6

wireshark/wireshark 0.99.7

wireshark/wireshark 0.99.8

Published Mar 31, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026