CVE-2005-0704

Description

Buffer overflow in the Etheric dissector in Ethereal 0.10.7 through 0.10.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.23% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ethereal.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-16.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:053	vendor advisory
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00018.html	vendor advisory url repurposed
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-306.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10447	signature vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12762	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0704?: CVE-2005-0704 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0704?: To fix CVE-2005-0704, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0704 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0704 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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