CVE-2008-4684

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32355
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32944
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673
• 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/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=2549
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10223
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14767
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32355
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32944
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html