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CVE-2008-4682

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2008-10-22 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Wireshark Wireshark

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References