4.3

CVE-2008-3137: wireshark Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-3137
Published 10-07-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3137 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 1.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-1673-1RHSA-2008:0890

Timeline

  1. 10-07-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The GSM SMS dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.81% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.81%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.0.1-1
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL0.9.5 | 0.99.2 | 0.99.3 | 0.99.4 | 0.99.5 | 0.99.6 | 0.99.7 | 0.99.8 | 1.0 | 1.0.0

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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