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.
Published 2008-10-22 18:00:01
Updated 2018-10-11 20:52:33
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2008-4684

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4684

EPSS FAQ
0.39%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 73 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4684

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.3
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
8.6
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-4684

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-4684

  • Red Hat 2009-03-05
    This issue has been addressed in Wireshark packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html

References for CVE-2008-4684

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