WireShark DoS
Published:		24.11.2008
Source:		BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID:		9451
Type:		remote
Level:		5/10
Description:		CPU resource exhaustion on oversized SMTP request.

Affected:		WIRESHARK : Wireshark 1.0
CVE:		CVE-2008-5285 (Wireshark 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long SMTP request, which triggers an infinite loop.)

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Security Vulnerability Research Team, [SVRT-04-08] Vulnerability in WireShark 1.0.4 for DoS Attack (24.11.2008)

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