CVE-2008-4684

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…

published October 22, 2008

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
77.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01705 · 77.0th percentile
Published
2008-10-22T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 17:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5