Improper input validation in Wireshark
CVE-2008-4682
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.093 (95.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.093 · newest: 0.093 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 0.99.7, 0.99.8, 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
- secunia.com/advisories/32355 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14705 (signature, vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4462 (third-party-advisory)
- shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/wireshark.html
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/34144 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838 (Patch, vdb-entry)