CVE-2008-1562
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5740.
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Statement
The affected version of Wireshark as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5 were fixed via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (wireshark) | RHSA-2008:0890 | 2008-10-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (wireshark) | RHSA-2008:0890 | 2008-10-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (wireshark) | RHSA-2008:0890 | 2008-10-01 |
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