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CVE-2005-07391 exploit

The IAPP dissector (packet-iapp.c) for Ethereal 0.9.1 to 0.10.9 does not properly use certain routines for formatting strings, which could…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.6%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The IAPP dissector (packet-iapp.c) for Ethereal 0.9.1 to 0.10.9 does not properly use certain routines for formatting strings, which could leave it vulnerable to buffer overflows, as demonstrated using modified length values that are not properly handled by the dissect_pdus and pduval_to_str functions.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-874 Ethereal 0.10.9 (Windows) - '3G-A11' Remote Buffer Overflow · dos · 2005-03-12

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • gentoo.org /security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-16.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:053 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • anonsvn.ethereal.com /viewcvs/viewcvs.py?view=rev&rev=13707 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.lss.hr /index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2005-03-05 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • ethereal.com /appnotes/enpa-sa-00018.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-306.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9687 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2005/dsa-718 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=111066805726551&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/12762 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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