CVE-2008-4682

NameCVE-2008-4682
Descriptionwtap.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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs503589

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
wireshark (PTS)bullseye3.4.10-0+deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)3.4.16-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm4.0.17-0+deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)4.0.11-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie4.4.0-1fixed
sid4.4.1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
wiresharksourceetch(not affected)
wiresharksourcelenny1.0.2-3+lenny2
wiresharksource(unstable)1.0.4-1low503589

Notes

[etch] - wireshark <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present, introduced in 0.99.7)

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