Wireshark syslog denial of service
| wireshark-syslog-dos (43518) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the syslog dissector. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a malformed packet or trace file to cause the syslog dissector to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to wnpa-sec-2008-03 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- wnpa-sec-2008-03: Multiple problems in Wireshark versions 0.9.5 to 1.0.0.
- BID-30020: Wireshark 1.0.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3140: 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.
- GLSA-200808-04: Wireshark: Denial of Service
- MDVSA-2008:152: Updated wireshark packages fix denial of service vulnerability
- SA30886: Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SR:2008:017: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1982: Wireshark Denial of Service and Memory Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.0
Reported:
Jun 30, 2008
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