CVE-2008-1563

N/A Unknown

Published: March 31, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

The "decode as" feature in packet-bssap.c in the SCCP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

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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/41517

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%3A10238

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15074

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