cve/2008/CVE-2008-4682.md

### [CVE-2008-4682](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4682)
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### Description

wtap.c in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application abort) via a malformed Tamos CommView capture file (aka .ncf file) with an "unknown/unexpected packet type" that triggers a failed assertion.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4462
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6622

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.