CVE-2008-3139 Use after free in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 10 Jul 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via the RTMPT dissector, potentially due to a use-after-free error, causing 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-2008-3139?

CVE-2008-3139 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 10 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3139?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Rpath Rpath Linux, Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3139?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2008-3139 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3139 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3139, GHSA-m28r-x4mj-p22v.