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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-4682
wtap.c in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32355
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14705
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4462
- http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/wireshark.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2926
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10955
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6622
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31468
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45505
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.99.7, 0.99.8, 1.0, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 22nd, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.