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    CVE-2008-3140

    The syslog dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors, possibly related to an "incomplete SS7 MSU syslog encapsulated packet."

    Published:Jun 30, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jul 10, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.05865
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32006

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2026-76927 (CVSS 4.7) — H.245 protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service…
    CVE-2026-76926 (CVSS 3.1) — BUSMASTER file parser abnormal exit in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service…
    CVE-2026-76891 (CVSS 3.1) — Crash in sharkd in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service…
    CVE-2026-76890 (CVSS 3.1) — Crash in sharkd in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service…
    CVE-2026-76885 (CVSS 3.1) — Tektronix K12xx file parser crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service…
    CVE-2026-76924 (CVSS 5.5) — Kerberos protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service…
    CVE-2026-76923 (CVSS 5.5) — Bluetooth HFP Profile protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service…
    CVE-2026-76922 (CVSS 5.5) — Bluetooth BR/EDR FHS protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service…

    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30886
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30942
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31085
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31378
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1020404
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30020
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1982/references
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43518
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14700
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00544.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30886
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30942
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31085
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31378
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1020404
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30020
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1982/references
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43518
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14700
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00544.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High