CVE-2008-3146

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-09-02
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	10.0
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (wireshark)	ELSA-2008-0890	2008-10-01
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (wireshark)	ELSA-2008-0890	2008-10-01
Oracle Linux version 5 (wireshark)	ELSA-2008-0890	2008-10-01