CVE-2008-4685 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the dissect_q931_cause_ie function of Wireshark's Q.931 dissector, affecting versions 0.10.3 through 1.0.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash or abort) through specially crafted packets. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0, it has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, but only impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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