Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the CIP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger allocation of large amounts of memory.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wireshark | 0.99.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 0.99.7-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 0.99.7-1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | wireshark | 0.99.7-1~lenny1 | DTSA-104-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | wireshark | 0.99.4-5.etch.2 | DSA-1446-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.1 | ethereal | 0.10.10-2sarge11 | DSA-1446-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | libsmi +1 | 0.4.5-2.el5 | RHSA-2008:0058 |
| RHEL 5 | wireshark +1 | 0.99.7-1.el5 | RHSA-2008:0058 |
| RHEL 4 | libsmi +1 | 0.4.5-2.el4 | RHSA-2008:0058 |
| RHEL 4 | wireshark +1 | 0.99.7-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:0058 |
| RHEL 3 | libsmi +1 | 0.4.5-3.el3 | RHSA-2008:0059 |
| RHEL 3 | wireshark +1 | 0.99.7-EL3.1 | RHSA-2008:0059 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2008:0058 Red Hat Security Advisory: wireshark security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2008:0059 Red Hat Security Advisory: wireshark security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DTSA-104-1 wireshark - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-1446-1 wireshark denial of service Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 27777 third-party-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
- 29048 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html
- 28564 third-party-advisory
- 20080103 rPSA-2008-0004-1 tshark wireshark mailing-list
- GLSA-200712-23 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0059 vendor-advisory
- 28304 third-party-advisory
- 28325 third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:1 vendor-advisory
- wireshark-cip-dissector-dos(39187) vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2008:001 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0058 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:004 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
- 28315 third-party-advisory
- 28583 third-party-advisory
- 27071 vdb-entry
- 28288 third-party-advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9685 vdb-entry signature
- DSA-1446 vendor-advisory