CVE-2008-4682 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause Wireshark to crash by tricking users into opening a malformed Tamos CommView capture file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-4682?
CVE-2008-4682 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 22 Oct 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4682?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4682?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-4682 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4682 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4682, GHSA-jf24-554x-42mw.