FKIE_CVE-2008-4685

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-10-22 18:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:58
Severity
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in the dissect_q931_cause_ie function in packet-q931.c in the Q.931 dissector in Wireshark 0.10.3 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via certain packets that trigger an exception.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32355Patch, Vendor 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.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2870
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10788
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32355Patch, Vendor 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.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2870
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10788
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wireshark wireshark 0.10.3
wireshark wireshark 0.10.4
wireshark wireshark 0.10.5
wireshark wireshark 0.10.6
wireshark wireshark 0.10.7
wireshark wireshark 0.10.8
wireshark wireshark 0.10.9
wireshark wireshark 0.99
wireshark wireshark 0.99.0
wireshark wireshark 0.99.1
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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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:58:18.787",
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}



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