CVE-2005-0739

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.02% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-16.xml vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:053 vendor advisory
http://anonsvn.ethereal.com/viewcvs/viewcvs.py?view=rev&rev=13707 url repurposed
http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2005-03-05
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00018.html patch 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%3A9687 signature vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-718 patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111066805726551&w=2 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12762 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0739?
CVE-2005-0739 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0739?
To fix CVE-2005-0739, 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-2005-0739 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-0739 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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