5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-3140
Wireshark Ethereal SS7 Syslog DoS
Description

The syslog dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors, possibly related to an "incomplete SS7 MSU syslog encapsulated packet."

INFO

Published Date :

July 10, 2008, 11:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3140 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wireshark wireshark
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-3140.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30886 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30942
http://secunia.com/advisories/31085
http://secunia.com/advisories/31378 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020404
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30020
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1982/references
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43518
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14700
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00544.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30886 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30942
http://secunia.com/advisories/31085
http://secunia.com/advisories/31378 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020404
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30020
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1982/references
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43518
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14700
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00544.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-3140 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-3140 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30886
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30942
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31085
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31378
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1020404
    Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30020
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1982/references
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43518
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14700
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00544.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14700 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14700 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43518 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43518 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3140 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3140 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.30 }} -2.80%

score

0.89058

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability