CVE-2005-0699

Summary

CVECVE-2005-0699
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-03-08 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMultiple buffer overflows in the dissect_a11_radius function in the CDMA A11 (3G-A11) dissector (packet-3g-a11.c) for Ethereal 0.10.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via RADIUS authentication packets with large length values.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Altlinux Alt Linux compact_2.3 All All All
Operating System Altlinux Alt Linux junior_2.3 All All All
Operating System Conectiva Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Conectiva Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.3 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.4 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.5 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.6 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.7 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.8 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.9 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All advanced_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All advanced_server_ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All enterprise_server_ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All workstation All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All workstation_ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All advanced_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All workstation_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All advanced_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All workstation All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 All ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 All itanium_processor All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ethereal RADIUS Authentication Dissection Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'Ethereal 0.10.9 and below remote root exploit' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.lss.hr
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[FLSA-2006:152922] Updated ethereal packages fix security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Ethereal: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Ethereal: enpa-sa-00018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ethereal.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed
'RE: Ethereal remote buffer overflow - addon' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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