CVE-2008-1563
The "decode as" feature in packet-bssap.c in the SCCP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 0.99.8 allows remote…
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 3.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 10.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The "decode as" feature in packet-bssap.c in the SCCP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Wireshark 0.99.8 - SCCP Dissector Decode As Feature Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31554dos, linuxpublished 28 Mar 2008Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.8% · top 10.0% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
24
- 29622 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0890 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20080404 rPSA-2008-0138-1 tshark wireshark (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-3040 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- wireshark-sccp-dissector-dos(41517) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 29695 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:091 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- GLSA-200805-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10238 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0138 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29971 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28485 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32091 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29736 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2773 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1019728 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15074 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-02.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1007 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29569 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2418 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-2941 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-1564 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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