{
    "id": "CVE-2008-4682",
    "published": "2008-10-22 18:00:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:58:18",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.09290",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95207",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "wireshark",
            "product": "wireshark"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "6622",
            "title": "Wireshark 1.0.x - '.ncf' Packet Capture Local Denial of Service",
            "date": "2008-09-29",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6622"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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"
    ]
}