Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4683
CVE-2008-4683
Description
The dissect_btacl function in packet-bthci_acl.c in the Bluetooth ACL dissector in Wireshark 0.99.2 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via a packet with an invalid length, related to an erroneous tvb_memcpy call.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 0.99.2 - 1.0.3
Patches
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References
16- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838nvdPatch
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/32355nvdVendor Advisory
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32944nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34144nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htmnvd
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14982nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9821nvd
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