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)

metasploit WORKING POC
by MC · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap.rb
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Peter Makrai · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31553

References (24)

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Scores

EPSS 0.4875
EPSS Percentile 97.7%

Classification

CWE
CWE-20
Status draft

Affected Products (7)

wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark
wireshark/wireshark

Timeline

Published Mar 31, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026