Information Exposure Affecting wireshark package, versions [0.9.5,1.0.0]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.72% (81st percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-2317975
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed10 Jul 2008
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Jul 2008

CVE-2008-3139  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for wireshark.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure. The RTMPT dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.8 through 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors. NOTE: this might be due to a use-after-free error.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1