FKIE_CVE-2008-1561
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-03-31 22:44 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:51
Severity
Summary
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.
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