National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3139
Original release date:07/10/2008
Last revised:08/20/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The RTMPT dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.8 through 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors. NOTE: this might be due to a use-after-free error.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
- Official Statement from Red Hat (07/11/2008)
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Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
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External Source: XF
Name: wireshark-rtmpt-dos(43517)
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html
External Source: BID
Name: 30020
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-1982
Type: Advisory
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200808-04
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31687
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31378
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30886
Type: Advisory
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2008:017