CVE-2008-1072

N/A Unknown
Published: February 28, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The TFTP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.6.0 through 0.99.7, when running on Ubuntu 7.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or memory consumption) via a malformed packet, possibly related to a Cairo library bug.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29156
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29188
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29223
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29511
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29736
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32091
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-32.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0092
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:057
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488967/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28025
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019515
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0704
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-01.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2296
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10188
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00140.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00228.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29156
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29188
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29223
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29511
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29736
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32091
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-32.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0092
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:057
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488967/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28025
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019515
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0704
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-01.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2296
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10188
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00140.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00228.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
49th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

wireshark