CVE-2008-1562

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 4 sources updated this weekWeaponized

0.0

The LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5740.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 97.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 31, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (48)

cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29569
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29622
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29695
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29736
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29971
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32091
cve@mitrehttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
cve@mitrehttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0138
cve@mitrehttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-05.xml
cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:091
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490487/100/0/threaded
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28485
cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019728

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	wireshark-0:1.0.3-4.el5_2	2008-10-01	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Red HatRHSA-2008:0890LOW2008-03-28
RHSA-2008:0890 — Low

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Exploit-DBEDB-31553✓ verified
First seen Mar 28, 2008
Wireshark 0.99.8 - LDAP Dissector Denial of Service
Open source ↗
Metasploitauxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap✓ verified
First seen Mar 28, 2008
Wireshark LDAP Dissector DOS
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2008-1562?

CVE-2008-1562 is a none vulnerability published on March 31, 2008. The LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5740.

When was CVE-2008-1562 disclosed?

CVE-2008-1562 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 31, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2008-1562 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1562 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2008-1562?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-1562, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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