CVE-2008-4684
EPSS 1.0%
Description
packet-frame in Wireshark 0.99.2 through 1.0.3 does not properly handle exceptions thrown by post dissectors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain series of packets, as demonstrated by enabling the (1) PRP or (2) MATE post dissector.
How to fix CVE-2008-4684
To remediate CVE-2008-4684, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.0.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2008-4684 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.4-1