Buffer overflow in Wireshark

CVE-2008-3146

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.040 (89.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Wireshark — versions 0.9.7, 0.9.8, 0.99
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References