CVE-2008-3146

N/A Unknown
Published: September 02, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple buffer overflows in packet_ncp2222.inc in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.7 through 1.0.2 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted NCP packet that causes an invalid pointer to be used.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2675
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31864
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31886
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32028
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32091
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-17.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0278
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:199
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496487/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020819
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10624
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00713.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00715.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2675
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31864
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31886
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32028
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32091
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-17.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0278
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:199
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496487/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020819
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10624
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00713.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00715.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.8%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

wireshark

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