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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 (1) PRP or (2) MATE post dissector.

Published

2008-10-22T18:00:01.113

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application wireshark wireshark 0.99.2 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 0.99.3 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 0.99.4 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 0.99.5 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 0.99.6 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 0.99.6a Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 0.99.7 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 0.99.8 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.0 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.0.0 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.0.1 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.0.2 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.0.3 Yes
References