wireshark: crash via crafted Tektronix .rf5 file
Published Sep 4, 2008
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.62%
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.
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.
AV:A/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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 47.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 44.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00200) | 40.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 50.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00139) | 47.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31864 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31886 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32028 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32091 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-17.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0278 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:199 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496487/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020819 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2493 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3934 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461245 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3934
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15087 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9920 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3934
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00713.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00715.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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