wireshark: DoS vulnerability in WLCCP dissector
Published Mar 14, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.98%
Description
The WLCCP dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.99.7
- 0.99.8
- 1.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wireshark-0:1.0.6-EL3.3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0313
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wireshark-0:1.0.6-EL3.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0313 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el4_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0313 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el5_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0313 |
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:N/AC:M/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01979) | 79.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01979) | 77.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.61% (0.00606) | 67.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 71.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.67% (0.00669) | 69.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 59.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 51.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 49.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32840 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34144 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:242 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-07.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-6472 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490370 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47292 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6472
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6223 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9629 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6472
Change history (0)
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