VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-4684
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…
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.70%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.70% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32355Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32944
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2549
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10223
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14767
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32355Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32944
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2549
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.