The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in Wireshark 0.8.19 through 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

Description

The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in Wireshark 0.8.19 through 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a series of fragmented packets with non-sequential fragmentation offset values, which lead to a buffer over-read.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (27)

• SUSE-SR:2008:017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-04.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 30181 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2470 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20080729 rPSA-2008-0237-1 tshark wireshark (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-6440 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0890 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9020 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2684 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 31687 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0237 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2057 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• GLSA-200808-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/index.py?view=rev&revision=25343 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• wireshark-packets-dos(43719) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:152 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 32091 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31044 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2773 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 32944 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31257 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31378 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1673 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454984 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 31085 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1020471 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 09:28 UTC.