CVE-2005-3651

Summary

CVECVE-2005-3651
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-10 11:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the dissect_ospf_v3_address_prefix function in the OSPF protocol dissector in Ethereal 0.10.12, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

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
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.1 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.10 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.11 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.12 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.13 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.10.2 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
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.7.7 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.8 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.8.13 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.8.14 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.8.15 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.8.18 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.8.19 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.8.5 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.1 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.10 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.11 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.12 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.13 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.14 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.15 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.16 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.2 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.3 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.4 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.5 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.6 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.7 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.8 All All All
Application Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Ethereal OSPF Protocol Dissection Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
SuSE Security announcements: [suse-security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2006:004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.suse.de
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for ethereal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Ethereal Buffer Overflow in OSPF Dissector dissect_ospf_v3_address_prefix() Function May Permit Remote Code Execution - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060201-01-U af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for ethereal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Ethereal: enpa-sa-00022 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ethereal.com URL Repurposed
SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Ethereal - This Ultra Rare Brand Concept is Available for Purchase. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 anonsvn.ethereal.com URL Repurposed
SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Ethereal: Buffer overflow in OSPF protocol dissector af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - Ethereal OSPF Protocol Dissector Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Avaya Products Ethereal Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityReason - Ethereal OSPF Protocol Dissector Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-920-1 ethereal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for ethereal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Public Advisory: 12.09.05 // iDefense Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.idefense.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for ethereal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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