Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.5 through 0.99.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet to the (1) X.509sat or (2) Roofnet dissectors. NOTE: Vector 2 might also lead to a hang.
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 | 1.0.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 1.0.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 1.0.0-1 | — |
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 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Wireshark 0.99.8 - X.509sat Dissector Denial of Service EDB-31552 · dos · Mar 28, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2008:0890 Red Hat Security Advisory: wireshark security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- 29622 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:008 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0890 vendor-advisory
- 20080404 rPSA-2008-0138-1 tshark wireshark mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15089 vdb-entry signature
- FEDORA-2008-3040 vendor-advisory
- 29695 third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:091 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200805-05 vendor-advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0138
- 29971 third-party-advisory
- 28485 vdb-entry
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
- 32091 third-party-advisory
- 29736 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-2773 vdb-entry
- 1019728 vdb-entry
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-02.html
- wireshark-x509sat-dissector-dos(41514) vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1007 vdb-entry
- 29569 third-party-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2418
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9315 vdb-entry signature
- wireshark-roofnet-dissector-dos(41515) vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-2941 vendor-advisory