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Vulnerability details: VCID-7en3-n3k3-gkdg
Vulnerability ID VCID-7en3-n3k3-gkdg
Aliases CVE-2008-5285
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark which allow for Denial of Service or remote code execution.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 4.5
Risk 2.2
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
System Score Found at
epss 0.0242 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5285
epss 0.0242 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5285
epss 0.0242 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5285
epss 0.0242 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5285
epss 0.0242 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5285
epss 0.0242 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5285
epss 0.0242 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5285
epss 0.0242 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5285
epss 0.0242 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5285
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5285
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-November/065840.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-5285.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5285
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5285
http://secunia.com/advisories/32840
http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4663
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11351
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:242
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/24/1
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498562/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32422
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021275
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3231
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-07.html
472737 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472737
506741 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506741
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2008-5285 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5285
GLSA-200906-05 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200906-05
RHSA-2009:0313 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0313
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5285
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.85054
EPSS Score 0.0242
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:01:44.111452+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200906-05 38.0.0