Wireshark 1.0.x - '.ncf' Packet Capture Local Denial of Service

Author: Shinnok
type: dos
platform: multiple
port: 
date_added: 2008-09-28 
date_updated:  
verified: 1 
codes: OSVDB-49342;CVE-2008-4682 
tags: 
aliases: 2008-wireshark.ncf 
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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)

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