CVE-2008-4681

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.05% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/32355 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34144 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838 vdb entry patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14853 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46014 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11194 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4681?
CVE-2008-4681 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4681?
To fix CVE-2008-4681, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4681 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4681 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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