VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-4682
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability9.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-10-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation