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CVE-2008-1562: wireshark Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 31-03-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1562 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 50.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
50.69%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2exploit-database, metasploit

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2008:0890

Timeline

  1. 31-03-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5740.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

50.69%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 50.69% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
50.69%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    Wireshark 0.99.8 - LDAP Dissector Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteUnverified

    Wireshark LDAP Dissector DOS

    auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wireshark1 product
  • wireshark0.99.2 | 0.99.3 | 0.99.4 | 0.99.5 | 0.99.6 | 0.99.7 | 0.99.8

1 vendor · 1 product

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