Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-3138
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stop) via unknown vectors.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
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| Application | 10 | |
| Application | 1 |
Nessus
NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE9_12225.NASL description Various vulnerabilities have been fixed in ethereal: CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3139, CVE-2008-3140, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145 and CVE-2008-3146. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 41234 published 2009-09-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/41234 title SuSE9 Security Update : ethereal (YOU Patch Number 12225) NASL family Scientific Linux Local Security Checks NASL id SL_20081001_WIRESHARK_ON_SL3_X.NASL description Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-3146) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malformed dump file. (CVE-2008-1070, CVE-2008-1071, CVE-2008-1072, CVE-2008-1561, CVE-2008-1562, CVE-2008-1563, CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934) Additionally, this update changes the default Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) configuration to always prompt for the root password before each start of Wireshark. This avoids unintentionally running Wireshark with root privileges. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 60479 published 2012-08-01 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60479 title Scientific Linux Security Update : wireshark on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64 NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_ETHEREAL-5520.NASL description Various vulnerabilities have been fixed in wireshark: CVE-2008-3137 / CVE-2008-3138 / CVE-2008-3139 / CVE-2008-3140 / CVE-2008-3141 / CVE-2008-3145 / CVE-2008-3146. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34046 published 2008-08-26 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34046 title SuSE 10 Security Update : ethereal (ZYPP Patch Number 5520) NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2008-6645.NASL description Upgrade to upstream 1.0.2 that fixes several security vulnerabilities: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-04.html Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 33553 published 2008-07-23 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33553 title Fedora 8 : wireshark-1.0.2-1.fc8 (2008-6645) NASL family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2008-6440.NASL description Upgrade to upstream 1.0.2 that fixes several security vulnerabilities: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-04.html Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 33521 published 2008-07-16 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33521 title Fedora 9 : wireshark-1.0.2-1.fc9 (2008-6440) NASL family CentOS Local Security Checks NASL id CENTOS_RHSA-2008-0890.NASL description Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal. Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-3146) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malformed dump file. (CVE-2008-1070, CVE-2008-1071, CVE-2008-1072, CVE-2008-1561, CVE-2008-1562, CVE-2008-1563, CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934) Additionally, this update changes the default Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) configuration to always prompt for the root password before each start of Wireshark. This avoids unintentionally running Wireshark with root privileges. Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.3, and resolve these issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34326 published 2008-10-02 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34326 title CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2008:0890) NASL family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks NASL id ORACLELINUX_ELSA-2008-0890.NASL description From Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:0890 : Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal. Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-3146) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malformed dump file. (CVE-2008-1070, CVE-2008-1071, CVE-2008-1072, CVE-2008-1561, CVE-2008-1562, CVE-2008-1563, CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934) Additionally, this update changes the default Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) configuration to always prompt for the root password before each start of Wireshark. This avoids unintentionally running Wireshark with root privileges. Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.3, and resolve these issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 67748 published 2013-07-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67748 title Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (ELSA-2008-0890) NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_11_0_WIRESHARK-080814.NASL description Various vulnerabilities have been fixed in wireshark: CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3139, CVE-2008-3140, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145 and CVE-2008-3146. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 40151 published 2009-07-21 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40151 title openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-149) NASL family Mandriva Local Security Checks NASL id MANDRIVA_MDVSA-2008-152.NASL description A number of vulnerabilities were discovered in Wireshark that could cause it to crash while processing malicious packets (CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3139, CVE-2008-3140, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145). This update provides Wireshark 1.0.2, which is not vulnerable to these issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 36557 published 2009-04-23 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/36557 title Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2008:152) NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-200808-04.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200808-04 (Wireshark: Denial of Service) Multiple vulnerabilities related to memory management were discovered in the GSM SMS dissector (CVE-2008-3137), the PANA and KISMET dissectors (CVE-2008-3138), the RTMPT dissector (CVE-2008-3139), the syslog dissector (CVE-2008-3140) and the RMI dissector (CVE-2008-3141) and when reassembling fragmented packets (CVE-2008-3145). Impact : A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a specially crafted packet on a network being monitored by Wireshark or enticing a user to read a malformed packet trace file, causing a Denial of Service. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 33834 published 2008-08-07 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33834 title GLSA-200808-04 : Wireshark: Denial of Service NASL family Red Hat Local Security Checks NASL id REDHAT-RHSA-2008-0890.NASL description Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal. Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-3146) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malformed dump file. (CVE-2008-1070, CVE-2008-1071, CVE-2008-1072, CVE-2008-1561, CVE-2008-1562, CVE-2008-1563, CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934) Additionally, this update changes the default Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) configuration to always prompt for the root password before each start of Wireshark. This avoids unintentionally running Wireshark with root privileges. Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.3, and resolve these issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34328 published 2008-10-02 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34328 title RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (RHSA-2008:0890) NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DSA-1673.NASL description Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in network traffic analyzer Wireshark. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2008-3137 The GSM SMS dissector is vulnerable to denial of service. - CVE-2008-3138 The PANA and KISMET dissectors are vulnerable to denial of service. - CVE-2008-3141 The RMI dissector could disclose system memory. - CVE-2008-3145 The packet reassembling module is vulnerable to denial of service. - CVE-2008-3933 The zlib uncompression module is vulnerable to denial of service. - CVE-2008-4683 The Bluetooth ACL dissector is vulnerable to denial of service. - CVE-2008-4684 The PRP and MATE dissectors are vulnerable to denial of service. - CVE-2008-4685 The Q931 dissector is vulnerable to denial of service. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34974 published 2008-12-01 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34974 title Debian DSA-1673-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_WIRESHARK-5515.NASL description Various vulnerabilities have been fixed in wireshark: CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3139, CVE-2008-3140, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145 and CVE-2008-3146. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34047 published 2008-08-26 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34047 title openSUSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-5515)
Oval
accepted 2013-04-29T04:06:31.404-04:00 class vulnerability contributors name Aharon Chernin organization SCAP.com, LLC name Dragos Prisaca organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782 comment CentOS Linux 3.x oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651 comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831 comment CentOS Linux 4.x oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636 comment Oracle Linux 4.x oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990 comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11414 comment The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15802 comment Oracle Linux 5.x oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
description The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stop) via unknown vectors. family unix id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10536 status accepted submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00 title The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stop) via unknown vectors. version 27 accepted 2013-08-19T04:00:42.887-04:00 class vulnerability contributors name Shane Shaffer organization G2, Inc. name Shane Shaffer organization G2, Inc. name Shane Shaffer organization G2, Inc. name Shane Shaffer organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions comment Wireshark is installed on the system. oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6589 description The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stop) via unknown vectors. family windows id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14898 status accepted submitted 2012-02-27T15:34:33.178-04:00 title Vulnerability in PANA and KISMET dissectors in Wireshark 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 version 10
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Statements
| contributor | Tomas Hoger |
| lastmodified | 2008-10-17 |
| organization | Red Hat |
| statement | The affected version of Wireshark as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5 were fixed via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html |
References
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30020
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30886
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31378
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32091
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32944
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1982/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31085
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30942
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020404
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00544.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43519
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14898
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10536
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded