CVE-2008-4684

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 22, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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