VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-3184
Buffer overflow vulnerability in the unicode_to_bytes in the Service Location Protocol (srvloc) dissector (packet-srvloc.c) in Ethereal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a srvloc packet with a modified length value.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 7.64%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow vulnerability in the unicode_to_bytes in the Service Location Protocol (srvloc) dissector (packet-srvloc.c) in Ethereal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a srvloc packet with a modified length value.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 7.64% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ethereal group/ethereal
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17254
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17286
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17327
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17392
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17480
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015082
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.htmlURL Repurposed
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-25.xml
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=323&type=vulnerabilitiesPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/20137
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-809.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15148
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15158
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10074
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17254
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17286
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17327
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17392
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17480
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015082
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.htmlURL Repurposed
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-25.xml
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=323&type=vulnerabilitiesPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/20137
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.