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CVE-2008-31401 exploit

The syslog dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via un…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.9%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-32006 Wireshark 1.0.0 - Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities · dos · 2008-06-30

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/30886 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30942 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00544.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1982/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31687 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • wireshark.org /security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • wiki.rpath.com /wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14700 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/30020 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31378 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/43518 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020404 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31085 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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