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CVE-2008-4682: wireshark Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4682
Published 22-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4682 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 9.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
9.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2009:0313

Timeline

  1. 22-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

9.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 9.29% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
9.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedosmultipleVerified

    Wireshark 1.0.x - '.ncf' Packet Capture Local Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.0.4-1
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL0.99.7 | 0.99.8 | 1.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3

2 vendors · 2 products

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