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."

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30886Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30942
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31085
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31378Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31687Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020404
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30020
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1982/references
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43518
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14700
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00544.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30886Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30942
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31085
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31378Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31687Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020404
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30020
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1982/references
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43518
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14700
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00544.html

Published

Jul 10, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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