CVE-2008-3146

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.

• CWE-119

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

Published

Sep 2, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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