CVE-2008-1561

N/A Unknown
Published: March 31, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.5 through 0.99.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet to the (1) X.509sat or (2) Roofnet dissectors. NOTE: Vector 2 might also lead to a hang.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29569
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29695
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29736
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29971
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32091
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-2008-0138
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-05.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:091
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490487/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28485
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019728
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1007/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-02.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41514
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41515
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2418
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15089
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9315
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/2008-04/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29569
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29695
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29736
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29971
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32091
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-2008-0138
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-05.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:091
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/1/490487/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28485
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019728
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1007/references
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-2008-02.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41514
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41515
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2418
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15089
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9315
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

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.1%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

wireshark