CVE-2008-4680

packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to...

4.3 MediumFix available

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).

Exploit likelihood

2.79%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

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).

Record: CVE-2008-4680
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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).

Record: CVE-2008-4680
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4660 No score

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).

Record: EUVD-2008-4660
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxx9-rqm9-wvhp No score

packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to...

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).

Record: GHSA-vxx9-rqm9-wvhp
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

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).

Record: CVE-2008-4680
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4680 No score

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).

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4680
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wireshark

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wireshark` Debian:12	before 1.0.4-1	1.0.4-1
`wireshark` Debian:13	before 1.0.4-1	1.0.4-1
`wireshark` Debian:14	before 1.0.4-1	1.0.4-1
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-EL3.3	0:1.0.6-EL3.3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el4_7	0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:1.0.6-2.el5_3	0:1.0.6-2.el5_3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4680 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wireshark, published October 22, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.79%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.0.4-1.

References

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