CVE-2008-3146

wireshark: multiple buffer overflows in NCP dissector

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Múltiples desbordamientos de búfer en el archivo packet_ncp2222.inc en Wireshark (anteriormente Ethereal) versiones 0.9.7 hasta 1.0.2, permite a atacantes causar una denegación de servicio (bloqueo de aplicación) y posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario por medio de un paquete NCP diseñado que causa que sea usado un puntero no válido.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-07-10 CVE Reserved
2008-09-02 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (21)

URL	Tag	Source
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-392.htm	X_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0278	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496487/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020819	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10624	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2675	2018-10-11
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html	2018-10-11
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687	2018-10-11
http://secunia.com/advisories/31864	2018-10-11
http://secunia.com/advisories/31886	2018-10-11
http://secunia.com/advisories/32028	2018-10-11
http://secunia.com/advisories/32091	2018-10-11
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-17.xml	2018-10-11
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:199	2018-10-11
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html	2018-10-11
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773	2018-10-11
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.html	2018-10-11
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00713.html	2018-10-11
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00715.html	2018-10-11
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3146	2008-10-01
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461242	2008-10-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.9.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.9.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.9.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.9.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.6"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.6a Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.6a"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				0.99.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "0.99.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.0.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.0.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.0.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.0.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.0.2"		-		Affected