Description
The TFTP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.6.0 through 0.99.7, when running on Ubuntu 7.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or memory consumption) via a malformed packet, possibly related to a Cairo library bug.
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 | 0.99.8-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 0.99.8-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 0.99.8-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | wireshark +1 | 1.0.3-4.el5_2 | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| RHEL 4 | wireshark +1 | 1.0.3-3.el4_7 | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| RHEL 3 | wireshark +1 | 1.0.3-EL3.3 | RHSA-2008:0890 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2008:0890 Red Hat Security Advisory: wireshark security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- GLSA-200803-32 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0890 vendor-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-01.html
- FEDORA-2008-3040 vendor-advisory
- 29188 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10188 vdb-entry signature
- 29242 third-party-advisory
- 29511 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:005 vendor-advisory
- 20080229 rPSA-2008-0092-1 tshark wireshark mailing-list
- 1019515 vdb-entry
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0092
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
- 32091 third-party-advisory
- 29736 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-2773 vdb-entry
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2296
- ADV-2008-0704 vdb-entry
- 28025 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2008:057 vendor-advisory
- 29156 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-2941 vendor-advisory
- 29223 third-party-advisory