FKIE_CVE-2008-4684

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-10-22 18:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:58
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32355Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32944
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34144
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1021069
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2549
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10223
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14767
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32355Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32944
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2549
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10223
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14767
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wireshark wireshark 0.99.2
wireshark wireshark 0.99.3
wireshark wireshark 0.99.4
wireshark wireshark 0.99.5
wireshark wireshark 0.99.6
wireshark wireshark 0.99.6a
wireshark wireshark 0.99.7
wireshark wireshark 0.99.8
wireshark wireshark 1.0
wireshark wireshark 1.0.0
wireshark wireshark 1.0.1
wireshark wireshark 1.0.2
wireshark wireshark 1.0.3
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