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Critical
CVE-2008-3146
Multiple buffer overflows in packet_ncp2222.inc in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.7...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00713.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31864
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0278
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496487/100/0/threaded
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32091
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020819
- http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2675
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00715.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10624
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:199
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-17.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31886
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32028
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.9.7, 0.9.8, 0.99, 0.99.0, 0.99.1, 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
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 2nd, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.