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TI-2008-05030 Aliases CVE-2008-5285GHSA-q24w-77p5-v6q8

Wireshark 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a…

Priority LOW 27CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Wireshark 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long SMTP request, which triggers an infinite loop.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02003 80th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 41

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.9VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.16VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.19VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.10VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.14VulnerableWireshark Foundation
Show 31 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.9VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.10VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.11VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.12VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.13VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.14VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.6aVulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:0313 Released 2009-03-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    wireshark security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 wireshark-1.0.6-EL3.3, wireshark-1.0.6-EL3.3.i386, wireshark-gnome-1.0.6-EL3.3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) wireshark-1.0.6-2.el5_3, wireshark-1.0.6-2.el5_3.i386, wireshark-1.0.6-2.el5_3.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 wireshark-1.0.6-EL3.3, wireshark-1.0.6-EL3.3.i386, wireshark-1.0.6-EL3.3.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wireshark-1.0.6-2.el4_7, wireshark-1.0.6-2.el4_7.i386, wireshark-1.0.6-2.el4_7.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.6-2.el5_3, wireshark-1.0.6-2.el5_3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.6-2.el5_3, wireshark-gnome-1.0.6-2.el5_3, wireshark-gnome-1.0.6-2.el5_3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wireshark-1.0.6-2.el4_7, wireshark-1.0.6-2.el4_7.i386, wireshark-gnome-1.0.6-2.el4_7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 wireshark-1.0.6-EL3.3, wireshark-1.0.6-EL3.3.i386, wireshark-1.0.6-EL3.3.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wireshark-1.0.6-2.el4_7, wireshark-1.0.6-2.el4_7.i386, wireshark-1.0.6-2.el4_7.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 wireshark-1.0.6-EL3.3, wireshark-1.0.6-EL3.3.i386, wireshark-1.0.6-EL3.3.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wireshark-1.0.6-2.el4_7, wireshark-1.0.6-2.el4_7.i386, wireshark-1.0.6-2.el4_7.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0313

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5285
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q24w-77p5-v6q8

References

Advisory 3

Other 8

  • 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
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Sources

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