Ethereal 0.10.1/0.10.2/0.10.3 AIM Dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Ethereal 0.10.1/0.10.2/0.10.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component AIM Dissector. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0505. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ethereal 0.10.1/0.10.2/0.10.3 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component AIM Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The AIM dissector in Ethereal 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert error) via unknown attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 05/13/2004. The weakness was presented 03/22/2004 by Martin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ethereal.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0505 since 06/01/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12645 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16150), Tenable (12645), SecurityFocus (BID 10347†), OSVDB (6132†) and Secunia (SA11608†). See VDB-22127, VDB-22129 and VDB-22130 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 12645
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OpenVAS ID: 52433
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: ethereal, ethereal-lite, tethereal, tethereal-lite
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/22/2004 🔍
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05/13/2004 +51 days 🔍
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06/01/2004 +17 days 🔍
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04/14/2015 +2170 days 🔍
06/30/2021 +2269 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ethereal.com
Researcher: Martin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0505 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0505
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22128

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X-Force: 16150
SecurityFocus: 10347 - Ethereal Multiple Protocol Dissector Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11608
OSVDB: 6132 - Ethereal AIM Dissector DoS
SecurityTracker: 1010158
Vulnerability Center: 21884 - Wireshark (Ethereal) 0.10.3 AIM Dissector Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:17
Updated: 06/30/2021 08:34
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:17 (78), 09/02/2019 16:52 (1), 06/30/2021 08:34 (3)
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