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A vulnerability in the LDAP dissector of Wireshark (versions 0.99.2 through 0.99.8) allows remote attackers to crash the application by sending a specially crafted, malformed LDAP packet. This is due to improper handling of malformed input in the dissector code, leading to a denial of service condition. This issue is distinct from CVE-2006-5740.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit auxiliary module (modules/auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap.rb) designed to exploit a denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2008-1562) in Wireshark versions 0.99.2 through 0.99.8. The module constructs and sends a malformed LDAP packet to a specified target on TCP port 389, which, if processed by a vulnerable Wireshark instance, will cause the application to crash. The exploit leverages the PacketFu library to craft the packet and allows the user to specify the target port and optionally spoof the source address. The module is operational and intended for use within the Metasploit framework. No detection or post-exploitation features are present; its sole purpose is to crash the target application via a network-based attack.
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