Ethereal 0.10.5/0.10.6/0.10.7/0.10.8 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ethereal 0.10.5/0.10.6/0.10.7/0.10.8. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0008. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ethereal 0.10.5/0.10.6/0.10.7/0.10.8 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in the DNP dissector in Ethereal 0.10.5 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause "memory corruption."

The weakness was shared 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at ethereal.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0008 since 01/03/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16237 (Debian DSA-653-1 : ethereal - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19001), Tenable (16237), SecurityFocus (BID 12326†) and Secunia (SA13946†). The entries VDB-24303, VDB-24271, VDB-24270 and VDB-24268 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
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Nessus ID: 16237
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-653-1 : ethereal - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 52195
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: ethereal, ethereal-lite, tethereal, tethereal-lite
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/21/2005 +18 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
07/06/2018 +1214 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ethereal.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24269

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X-Force: 19001 - Ethereal DNP dissector memory corruption
SecurityFocus: 12326
Secunia: 13946 - Ethereal Multiple Unspecified Packet Dissector Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

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Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/06/2018 08:34
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (62), 07/06/2018 08:34 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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