National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4684
Original release date:10/22/2008
Last revised:02/06/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
- Official Statement from Red Hat (03/05/2009)
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This issue has been addressed in Wireshark packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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External Source: BID
Name: 31838
Type: Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2872
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2549
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html
Type: Advisory
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20081211 rPSA-2008-0336-1 tshark wireshark
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:215
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1673
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021069
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32944
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32355
Type: Advisory