CVE-2008-4684

Published: 22 October 2008

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
wireshark Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	gutsy	Released (0.99.6rel-3ubuntu0.4)
	hardy	Released (1.0.0-1ubuntu0.2)
	intrepid	Released (1.0.3-1ubuntu2.2)
	upstream	Released (1.0.4)

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4684
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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