fkie_cve-2008-4682
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-10-22 18:00
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32355Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34144
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4462
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1021069
cve@mitre.orghttp://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/wireshark.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31468
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2926
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45505
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10955
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14705
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6622
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32355Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4462
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/wireshark.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31468
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2926
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45505
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10955
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14705
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6622
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wireshark wireshark 0.99.7
wireshark wireshark 0.99.8
wireshark wireshark 1.0
wireshark wireshark 1.0.0
wireshark wireshark 1.0.1
wireshark wireshark 1.0.2
wireshark wireshark 1.0.3


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