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CVE-2005-0739
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…
Medium5.0EPSS 7.6%
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- debian
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.6% · top 5.4% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- GLSA-200503-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.ethereal.com/viewcvs/viewcvs.py?view=rev&rev=13707 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2005-03-05 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00018.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:306 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9687 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- FLSA-2006:152922 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-718 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20050312 Ethereal remote buffer overflow #2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 12762 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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