CVE-2008-3146

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.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.34% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3146?
CVE-2008-3146 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3146?
To fix CVE-2008-3146, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3146 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3146 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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