low
3.3
CWE
20
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-3933: Input Validation

First published: Thu Sep 04 2008(Updated: )

Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.14 through 1.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with crafted zlib-compressed data that triggers an invalid read in the tvb_uncompress function.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.8
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10.3
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.3
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10.6
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.0
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10.4
Wireshark Wireshark=1.0.1
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10.14
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10.9
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10.7
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10.8
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.6
Wireshark Wireshark=1.0.2
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.2
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.1
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10.2
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10.5
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.5
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.4
Wireshark Wireshark=1.0.0
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.6a
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.7

Remedy

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-3933?

    CVE-2008-3933 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability, allowing attackers to crash the application.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-3933?

    To fix CVE-2008-3933, upgrade Wireshark to a version later than 1.0.2.

  • Which versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2008-3933?

    CVE-2008-3933 affects Wireshark versions 0.10.14 through 1.0.2.

  • What impact does CVE-2008-3933 have on users?

    The impact of CVE-2008-3933 is that it can cause the application to crash upon processing specially crafted packets.

  • Is there a known exploit for CVE-2008-3933?

    Yes, CVE-2008-3933 can be exploited by sending a packet with crafted zlib-compressed data to trigger a crash.

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