Is CVE-2008-3140 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-3140 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-3140?

CVE-2008-3140 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-3140?

CVE-2008-3140 has an EPSS score of 4.95% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3140?

Upgrade wireshark on debian 11 to 1.0.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-3140

MEDIUMEPSS 91th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The syslog dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors, possibly related to an "incomplete SS7 MSU syslog encapsulated packet."

How to fix

Remediation Available

wiresharkDebian

Fixed in:1.0.1-1CVE-2008-3140

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

4.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Other references13

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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.