CVE-2008-4682
N/A
Published: October 22, 2008 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWireshark
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (19)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32355Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4462x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htmVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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