CVE-2008-1561

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.5 through 0.99.8 allow...

5.0 MediumPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

8.94%Down 3.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2008-1561
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-1561
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-1562 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-1562
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xmvh-m2j6-pff4 No score

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.5 through 0.99.8 allow...

Record: GHSA-xmvh-m2j6-pff4
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-1561
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1561 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1561
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wireshark

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wireshark` Debian:12	before 1.0.0-1	1.0.0-1
`wireshark` Debian:13	before 1.0.0-1	1.0.0-1
`wireshark` Debian:14	before 1.0.0-1	1.0.0-1
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-EL3.3	0:1.0.3-EL3.3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-EL3.3	0:1.0.3-EL3.3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-EL3.3	0:1.0.3-EL3.3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-EL3.3	0:1.0.3-EL3.3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-EL3.3	0:1.0.3-EL3.3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-EL3.3	0:1.0.3-EL3.3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-EL3.3	0:1.0.3-EL3.3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-EL3.3	0:1.0.3-EL3.3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-EL3.3	0:1.0.3-EL3.3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-EL3.3	0:1.0.3-EL3.3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-EL3.3	0:1.0.3-EL3.3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-EL3.3	0:1.0.3-EL3.3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-3.el4_7	0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-3.el4_7	0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-3.el4_7	0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-3.el4_7	0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-3.el4_7	0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-3.el4_7	0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-3.el4_7	0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-3.el4_7	0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-3.el4_7	0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-3.el4_7	0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-3.el4_7	0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-3.el4_7	0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-4.el5_2	0:1.0.3-4.el5_2
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-4.el5_2	0:1.0.3-4.el5_2
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-4.el5_2	0:1.0.3-4.el5_2
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-4.el5_2	0:1.0.3-4.el5_2
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-4.el5_2	0:1.0.3-4.el5_2
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-4.el5_2	0:1.0.3-4.el5_2
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-4.el5_2	0:1.0.3-4.el5_2
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 14 CVEs	before 0:1.0.3-4.el5_2	0:1.0.3-4.el5_2

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Wireshark 0.99.8 - X.509sat Dissector Denial of Service	2008-03-28

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-1561 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Wireshark, published March 31, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.94%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.0.0-1.

References

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