CVE-2008-4682
published 2008-10-22CVE-2008-4682: wtap.c in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application abort) via a malformed Tamos CommView capture file…
PriorityP425medium5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCNINAP
EXPLOIT
EPSS
9.29%
94.7th percentile
wtap.c in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application abort) via a malformed Tamos CommView capture file (aka .ncf file) with an "unknown/unexpected packet type" that triggers a failed assertion.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 1.0.4-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 1.0.4-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.0.4-1 | 1.0.4-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.0.4-1 | 1.0.4-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.0.4-1 | 1.0.4-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.0.4-1 | 1.0.4-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.0MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.0LOW
vendor_redhat5.0MEDIUM
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Red Hat
wireshark: DoS (app abort) via a malformed .ncf file with an unknown/unexpected packet type
vendor_redhat·2008-10-01·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2008-4682 [MEDIUM] wireshark: DoS (app abort) via a malformed .ncf file with an unknown/unexpected packet type
wireshark: DoS (app abort) via a malformed .ncf file with an unknown/unexpected packet type
wtap.c in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application abort) via a malformed Tamos CommView capture file (aka .ncf file) with an "unknown/unexpected packet type" that triggers a failed assertion.
Debian
CVE-2008-4682: wireshark - wtap.c in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a deni...
vendor_debian·2008·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2008-4682 [MEDIUM] CVE-2008-4682: wireshark - wtap.c in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a deni...
wtap.c in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application abort) via a malformed Tamos CommView capture file (aka .ncf file) with an "unknown/unexpected packet type" that triggers a failed assertion.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.0.4-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.0.4-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.0.4-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.0.4-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.0.4-1)
GHSA
GHSA-jf24-554x-42mw: wtap
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2008-4682 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-jf24-554x-42mw: wtap
wtap.c in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application abort) via a malformed Tamos CommView capture file (aka .ncf file) with an "unknown/unexpected packet type" that triggers a failed assertion.
OSV
CVE-2008-4682: wtap
osv·2008-10-22·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2008-4682 [MEDIUM] CVE-2008-4682: wtap
wtap.c in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application abort) via a malformed Tamos CommView capture file (aka .ncf file) with an "unknown/unexpected packet type" that triggers a failed assertion.
No detection rules found.
http://secunia.com/advisories/32355http://secunia.com/advisories/34144http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4462http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/wireshark.htmlhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htmhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31468http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2926https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45505https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10955https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14705https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6622http://secunia.com/advisories/32355http://secunia.com/advisories/34144http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4462http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/wireshark.htmlhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htmhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31468http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2926https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45505https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10955https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14705https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6622
2008-10-22
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