Unspecified vulnerability in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 1.0.2 allows…
Priority LOW 17CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 1.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Tektronix .rf5 file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00623 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.99.6 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.99.6a | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.99.7 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.99.8 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.6 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.6a Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.7 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.8 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2008:0890 Released 2008-10-01 · Red Hat rating Moderatewireshark security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3, wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3.i386, wireshark-gnome-1.0.3-EL3.3 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) wireshark-1.0.3-4.el5_2, wireshark-1.0.3-4.el5_2.i386, wireshark-1.0.3-4.el5_2.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3, wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3.i386, wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7, wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7.i386, wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.3-4.el5_2, wireshark-1.0.3-4.el5_2.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.3-4.el5_2, wireshark-gnome-1.0.3-4.el5_2, wireshark-gnome-1.0.3-4.el5_2.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7, wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7.i386, wireshark-gnome-1.0.3-3.el4_7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3, wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3.i386, wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3.ia64 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7, wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7.i386, wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7.ia64 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3, wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3.i386, wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3.ia64 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7, wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7.i386, wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7.ia64 +3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3934
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jv2q-v3v8-7vqr
- 2026-11-05 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Wireshark Foundation Wireshark vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-53718 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-63612 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-16149 A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-00291 Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-63614 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2014-01823 Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-3934 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3934 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jv2q-v3v8-7vqr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-3934 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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