CVE-2008-1561
EPSS 8.1%
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.5 through 0.99.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet to the (1) X.509sat or (2) Roofnet dissectors. NOTE: Vector 2 might also lead to a hang.
How to fix CVE-2008-1561
To remediate CVE-2008-1561, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.0.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2008-1561 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 8.1%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.0-1