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

> Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via the RTMPT dissector, potentially due to a use-after-free error, causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3139, GHSA-m28r-x4mj-p22v

## 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 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3139?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Rpath Rpath Linux, Wireshark Wireshark.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3139?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-3139 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark

- [CVE-2007-0536](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0536/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2008-3138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3138/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2007-5686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5686/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3139 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Wireshark Wireshark. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3139/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3139/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3139
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3139
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3139

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3139/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.