CVE-2008-3934 Denial of service in n/a

Low 3.3 Published 4 Sep 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Attackers can crash Wireshark by tricking users into opening a malicious Tektronix .rf5 file, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2008-3934?

CVE-2008-3934 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 4 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 1.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Tektronix .rf5 file.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3934?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3934?

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-2008-3934 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Wireshark Wireshark vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3934, GHSA-jv2q-v3v8-7vqr.