CVE-2008-4684

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.

🔗 References (32)

• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32355
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32944
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34144
• cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1021069
• cve@mitrehttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
• cve@mitrehttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
• cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673
• cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215
• cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872
• cve@mitrehttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html
• cve@mitrehttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2549
• cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10223