CVE-2008-4684 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by sending specific packets if post dissectors like PRP or MATE are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-4684?
CVE-2008-4684 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, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4684?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4684?
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-2008-4684 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4684 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4684, GHSA-hj53-2vf5-rh93.