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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-3138 · published 10 July 2008

CVE-2008-3138: Rpath linux information exposure vulnerability

RRpath · Rpath Linux

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.0% · top 20.0% CWE-200 · Information exposure
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
46References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30886 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30942
http://secunia.com/advisories/31085
http://secunia.com/advisories/31378
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
http://secunia.com/advisories/32091
http://secunia.com/advisories/32944
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020404
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30020
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1982/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43519
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10536
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14898
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00544.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30886 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30942
http://secunia.com/advisories/31085
http://secunia.com/advisories/31378
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
http://secunia.com/advisories/32091
http://secunia.com/advisories/32944
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020404
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0212
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493882/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30020
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1982/references

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-3138), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.