CVE-2005-0739

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-0739
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-05-02 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ethereal - This Ultra Rare Brand Concept is Available for Purchase. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 anonsvn.ethereal.com URL Repurposed
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Ethereal: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Ethereal Etheric/GPRS-LLC/IAPP/JXTA/sFlow Dissector Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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
'Ethereal remote buffer overflow #2' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-718-2 ethereal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.lss.hr
Ethereal: enpa-sa-00018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ethereal.com Patch, URL Repurposed
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