MEDIUM
wireshark: crash in SCCP dissector
Published Mar 31, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.78%
Description
The "decode as" feature in packet-bssap.c in the SCCP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wireshark-0:1.0.3-EL3.3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0890
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0890
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.3-4.el5_2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0890
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wireshark-0:1.0.3-EL3.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:1.0.3-3.el4_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.3-4.el5_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.78% 0.03779
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03779
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 89.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 88.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 7.99% (0.07992) | 91.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.93% (0.06930) | 90.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.29% (0.10291) | 88.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.20% (0.06200) | 90.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 4.71% (0.04706) | 92.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.92% (0.02922) | 90.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 88.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 15, 2023 | 1.88% (0.01882) | 87.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01983) | 87.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.49% (0.01494) | 84.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (28)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29569 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29622 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29695 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29736 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29971 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32091 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0138 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-05.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:091 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490487/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28485 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019728 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1007/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1563 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=439943 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41517 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2418 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1563
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10238 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15074 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1563
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00140.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00228.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 31, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 31, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1563
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a