CVE-2008-4684

Published: Oct 22, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

packet-frame in Wireshark 0.99.2 through 1.0.3 does not properly handle exceptions thrown by post dissectors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain series of packets, as demonstrated by enabling the (1) PRP or (2) MATE post dissector.

Affected (13)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

1 product

Configuration A

13 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 0.99.2
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 0.99.3
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 0.99.4
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 0.99.5
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 0.99.6
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 0.99.6a
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 0.99.7
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 0.99.8
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.0.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.0.1
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.0.2
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.0.3
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.0

Related CWEs

References (32)

http://secunia.com/advisories/32355

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32944

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34144

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2549

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10223

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14767

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32355

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32944

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/34144

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2549

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10223

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14767

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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