wireshark: multiple buffer overflows in NCP dissector
Published Sep 2, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.04%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 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
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wireshark-0:1.0.3-EL3.3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0890
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0890
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.3-4.el5_2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0890
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wireshark-0:1.0.3-EL3.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:1.0.3-3.el4_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.3-4.el5_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0890 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04036) | 90.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04036) | 89.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.34% (0.02345) | 83.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.79% (0.04792) | 82.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.30% (0.02303) | 83.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.21% (0.01211) | 85.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00953) | 82.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00953) | 80.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 87.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 86.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 69.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (23)
- http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2675 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31864 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31886 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32028 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32091 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-17.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- 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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:199 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496487/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020819 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2773 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3146 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461242 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3146
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10624 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3146
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00713.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00715.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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