CVE-2008-4681

wireshark: DoS (app crash or abort) in Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector via unknown packets

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Unspecified vulnerability in the Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via unknown packets.

Vulnerabilidad sin especificar en el analizador Bluetooth RFCOMM en Wireshark v0.99.7 a la v1.0.3, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (aborto o caída de aplicación) a través de paquetes desconocidos.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-10-22 CVE Reserved
2008-10-22 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (16)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/34144	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069	Vdb Entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm	X_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46014	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11194	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14853	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838	2018-10-11

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/32355	2018-10-11
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215	2018-10-11
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html	2018-10-11
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html	2018-10-11
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4681	2009-03-04
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468167	2009-03-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.6"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.6a Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.6a"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.0.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.0.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.0.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.0.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.0.2"		-		Affected