CVE-2008-1070

Description

The SCTP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.5 through 0.99.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed packet.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.00% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-32.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11378	vdb entry signature
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-01.html	vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00228.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29188	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29511	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488967/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019515	vdb entry
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0092
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/32091	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29736	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773	vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2296
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0704	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28025	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:057	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14995	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/29156	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00140.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29223	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1070?: CVE-2008-1070 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1070?: To fix CVE-2008-1070, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1070 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-1070 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.