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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:May 16, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 22, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.01047
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High