Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2008-5285 is an old Wireshark denial-of-service issue. Wireshark 1.0.4 and earlier can enter an infinite loop when processing a long SMTP request. The business impact is disruption of packet-analysis tooling, not evidence of data theft or system takeover from the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on hosts running Wireshark or tshark 1.0.4 or earlier, especially systems that inspect live SMTP traffic or open untrusted packet captures containing SMTP data. Treat as a cleanup item unless legacy packet-analysis systems are still in use. Prioritize remediation for SOC, forensics, and network-monitoring hosts that may process untrusted SMTP traffic. Mitigation focus: Identify Wireshark and tshark versions across endpoints and analysis servers.; Upgrade vulnerable Wireshark builds according to Wireshark or operating-system vendor advisories.; Remove obsolete Wireshark 1.0.4 or earlier where it is no longer required..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11351CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472737CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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