CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-4684

Published: Oct 22, 2008 | Modified: Oct 11, 2018
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW

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 Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.2 (including) 0.99.2 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.3 (including) 0.99.3 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.4 (including) 0.99.4 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.5 (including) 0.99.5 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.6 (including) 0.99.6 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.6a (including) 0.99.6a (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.7 (including) 0.99.7 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.8 (including) 0.99.8 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 1.0 (including) 1.0 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.0 (including) 1.0.0 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.1 (including) 1.0.1 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.2 (including) 1.0.2 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.3 (including) 1.0.3 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 RedHat wireshark-0:1.0.6-EL3.3 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 RedHat wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el4_7 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 RedHat wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el5_3 *
Wireshark Ubuntu gutsy *
Wireshark Ubuntu hardy *
Wireshark Ubuntu intrepid *
Wireshark Ubuntu upstream *

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