CVE-2008-5285 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.0.4 and earlier, where a long SMTP request can trigger an infinite loop. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a partial denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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