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Wireshark
by:
Shinnok
7.8
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service
N/A
CWE
Product Name: Wireshark
Affected Version From: 1.0.x
Affected Version To: 1.0.x
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:wireshark:wireshark
Metasploit: N/A
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2008

Wireshark 1.0.x .ncf local denial of service

Wireshark 1.0.x crashes as a result of a failed assertion when dealing with a malformed Tamosoft CommView .ncf packet capture.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

Wireshark 1.0.x .ncf local denial of service
author: Shinnok

Description

Wireshark 1.0.x crashes as a result of a failed assertion when dealing
with a malformed Tamosoft CommView .ncf packet capture:
Err file wtap.c: line 620 (wtap_read): assertion failed:
(wth->phdr.pkt_encap != WTAP_ENCAP_PER_PACKET)

https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/6622.ncf (2008-wireshark.ncf)

# milw0rm.com [2008-09-29]