wireshark: crash in the syslog dissector
Published Jul 10, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.95%
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."
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.95% (0.04946) | 91.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.95% (0.04946) | 91.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.30% (0.05301) | 89.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.10% (0.08100) | 86.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.30% (0.05301) | 88.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.97% (0.03974) | 87.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.50% (0.01497) | 87.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 1.23% (0.01225) | 84.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 19, 2024 | 1.29% (0.01292) | 84.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00971) | 81.02th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (20)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30886 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30942 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31085 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31378 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020404 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30020 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1982/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3140 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454973 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43518 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3140
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14700 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3140
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00544.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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