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.
Published: 2008-10-22
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 6.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4662 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.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
Wireshark Wireshark
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:20.610Z

Reserved: 2008-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4682

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-22T18:00:01.050

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4682

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4682 - Bugzilla

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