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FKIE_CVE-2008-3146

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-02 14:24 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:55
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2675Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31687Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31864Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31886Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32028Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32091Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-17.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0278
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:199
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496487/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020819
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10624
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00713.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00715.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2675Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31687Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31864Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31886Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32028Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32091Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-17.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0278
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:199
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496487/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020819
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10624
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00713.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00715.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wireshark wireshark 0.9.7
wireshark wireshark 0.9.8
wireshark wireshark 0.99
wireshark wireshark 0.99.0
wireshark wireshark 0.99.1
wireshark wireshark 0.99.2
wireshark wireshark 0.99.3
wireshark wireshark 0.99.4
wireshark wireshark 0.99.5
wireshark wireshark 0.99.6
wireshark wireshark 0.99.6a
wireshark wireshark 0.99.7
wireshark wireshark 0.99.8
wireshark wireshark 1.0
wireshark wireshark 1.0.0
wireshark wireshark 1.0.1
wireshark wireshark 1.0.2
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