CVE-2005-0739

N/A Unknown
Published: May 02, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-718
Source: security@debian.org
Patch
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00018.html
Source: security@debian.org
Patch URL Repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12762
Source: security@debian.org
http://anonsvn.ethereal.com/viewcvs/viewcvs.py?view=rev&rev=13707
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
URL Repurposed
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111066805726551&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2005-03-05
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-718
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00018.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch URL Repurposed
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-16.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:053
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-306.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12762
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
17.0%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

ethereal_group