Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.01
EPSS Ranking 76.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32355
- 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/31838
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html
- 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/32355
- 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/31838
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2008-4684
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6a
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.7
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.3