Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 31, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-1563
CVE-2008-1563
Description
The "decode as" feature in packet-bssap.c in the SCCP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 0.99.6 - 0.99.8
Patches
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References
24- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28485nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/29569nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29622nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29695nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29736nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29971nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32091nvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htmnvd
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0138nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-05.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490487/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1007/referencesnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773nvd
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-02.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41517nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2418nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10238nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15074nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00140.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00228.htmlnvd
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