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CVE-2008-1070: The SCTP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.5 through 0.99.7 allows remote attackers to cause...

The SCTP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.5 through 0.99.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed packet.

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Plain-English summary

CVE-2008-1070 is a denial-of-service flaw in Wireshark’s SCTP packet dissector. A malformed packet can crash affected Wireshark versions, disrupting packet analysis and incident response workstations rather than directly compromising servers.

Executive priority

Treat this as a targeted reliability risk to security operations tooling. Patch where old Wireshark packages remain, especially in labs, monitoring stations, and incident response images.

Technical view

The CVE describes a crash in the SCTP dissector in Wireshark, formerly Ethereal, versions 0.99.5 through 0.99.7. The trigger is malformed packet data. The bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, root-cause detail, or evidence of code execution.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely on analyst, network monitoring, troubleshooting, or security tooling systems running Wireshark/Ethereal 0.99.5 through 0.99.7 or distribution packages built from those versions.

Exploitation context

The provided sources say remote attackers can cause a crash via a malformed packet. KEV is false, and the bundle does not cite active exploitation, public exploit use, or broader compromise impact.

Researcher notes

The bundle supports malformed-packet denial of service in the SCTP dissector only. Affected version detail comes from the CVE description; vendor advisories should be used for package-specific fixed versions.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory Wireshark/Ethereal installations and package versions.
  • Update affected installations using Wireshark or operating-system vendor guidance.
  • Prioritize analyst workstations and monitoring hosts that inspect SCTP traffic.
  • Avoid opening untrusted packet captures with affected versions until updated.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm no systems run Wireshark/Ethereal 0.99.5 through 0.99.7.
  • Check distribution advisories for fixed package status.
  • Verify packet-analysis workflows use updated binaries.
  • Review crash reports for Wireshark/tshark failures during SCTP analysis.
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