CVE-2008-3138

The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0...

5.0 MediumFix available

The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stop) via unknown vectors.

Exploit likelihood

2.00%Down 2.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stop) via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2008-3138
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stop) via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2008-3138
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-3128No score

The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stop) via unknown vectors.

Record: EUVD-2008-3128
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qmr-c2vp-p9wpNo score

The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0...

The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stop) via unknown vectors.

Record: GHSA-8qmr-c2vp-p9wp
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVNo score

The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stop) via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2008-3138
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-3138No score

The (1) PANA and (2) KISMET dissectors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 through 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application stop) via unknown vectors.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3138
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wireshark` Debian:12	before 1.0.1-1	1.0.1-1
`wireshark` Debian:13	before 1.0.1-1	1.0.1-1
`wireshark` Debian:14	before 1.0.1-1	1.0.1-1
`wireshark` Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.99.4-5.etch.3, plus listed versions 0.99.4-50.99.4-5.etch.00.99.4-5.etch.10.99.4-5.etch.2	0.99.4-5.etch.3
`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

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`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
`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

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2008-3138 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Wireshark, published July 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.00%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.0.1-1.

References

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