Description
Multiple buffer overflows in AFS ACL parser for Ethereal 0.8.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a packet with a long username.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Ethereal - AFS Buffer Overflow EDB-20414 · remote · Nov 18, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20001118 [hacksware] Ethereal 0.8.13 AFS ACL parsing buffer overflow bug mailing-list
- 20001121 ethereal: remote exploit vendor-advisory
- ethereal-afs-bo(5557) vdb-entry
- CLSA-2000:342 vendor-advisory
- 1972 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2000:116 vendor-advisory