CVE-2008-3140

N/A Unknown

Published: July 10, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

The syslog dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors, possibly related to an "incomplete SS7 MSU syslog encapsulated 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/2008-08/msg00006.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/30886

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/30942

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31085

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31378

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31687

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020404

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30020

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1982/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43518

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14700

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00544.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html