Is CVE-2008-1072 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-1072 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-1072?

CVE-2008-1072 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-1072?

CVE-2008-1072 has an EPSS score of 0.72% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1072?

Upgrade wireshark on debian 11 to 0.99.8-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-1072

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The TFTP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.6.0 through 0.99.7, when running on Ubuntu 7.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or memory consumption) via a malformed packet, possibly related to a Cairo library bug.

How to fix

Remediation Available

wiresharkDebian

Fixed in:0.99.8-1CVE-2008-1072

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.72%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.