wireshark: DoS (app crash or abort) in Bluetooth ACL dissector via a packet with an invalid length
Published Oct 22, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.10%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.99.2
- 0.99.3
- 0.99.4
- 0.99.5
- 0.99.6
- 0.99.6a
- 0.99.7
- 0.99.8
- 1.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wireshark-0:1.0.6-EL3.3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0313
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wireshark-0:1.0.6-EL3.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0313 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el4_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0313 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el5_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0313 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02104) | 81.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02104) | 79.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.33% (0.03328) | 86.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.63% (0.07630) | 86.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.33% (0.03328) | 86.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00928) | 83.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00857) | 81.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00794) | 81.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00794) | 78.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32355 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32944 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34144 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4683 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1513 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468171 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4683
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14982 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9821 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4683
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