CVE-2008-1562 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by sending malformed LDAP packets, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-1562?
CVE-2008-1562 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 31 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5740.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1562?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1562?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-1562 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1562 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wg7h-v77w-f95g.