CVE-2008-1071

Description

The SNMP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 0.99.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed packet.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.96% 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
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

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%3A11633 vdb entry signature
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-01.html
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14784 vdb entry signature
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
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-2008-1071?
CVE-2008-1071 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1071?
To fix CVE-2008-1071, 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-2008-1071 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1071 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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