CVE-2008-4682 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.3% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 9.29% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Wireshark 1.0.x - '.ncf' Packet Capture Local Denial of Service | 2008-09-29 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32355
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4462
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069
- http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/wireshark.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
- 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/31468
- 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=2926
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45505
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10955
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14705
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32355
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