CVE-2005-3651

Description

Stack-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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.20% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory suse.de Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0008.html	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015337	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18911	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19230	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18012	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15794	vdb entry patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-920	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0156.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00022.html	url repurposed
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11286	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/17973	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-06.xml	vendor advisory
http://anonsvn.ethereal.com/viewcvs/viewcvs.py/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ospf.c	url repurposed
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:002	vendor advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=349&type=vulnerabilities	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2830	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18062	third party advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060201-01-U	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:227	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19012	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18426	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18331	third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/247	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3651?: CVE-2005-3651 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3651?: To fix CVE-2005-3651, 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-2005-3651 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3651 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.