CVE-2008-4680
Wireshark USB Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via a malformed USB Request Block (URB).
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 22, 2008, 6 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Wireshark to the latest version.
- Update the affected wireshark and/or wireshark-gnome packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-4680.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4680 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4680
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2008-4680 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-4680 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32355 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34144 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069 Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872 Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2922 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15091 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9605 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15091 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9605 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9605 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15091 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.84 }} 0.66%
score
0.87524
percentile