CVE-2008-4684 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 0.99.2 through 1.0.3. The flaw allows remote attackers to crash the application by sending a specific series of packets when certain post dissectors (like PRP or MATE) are enabled, due to improper exception handling. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and a partial availability impact, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.99.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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