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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2004-0176 EUVD-2004-0176GHSA-rfxc-wgf7-qphr

Multiple buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.8.13 to 0.10.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary c…

Published Mar 25, 2004 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.8.13 to 0.10.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) NetFlow, (2) IGAP, (3) EIGRP, (4) PGM, (5) IrDA, (6) BGP, (7) ISUP, or (8) TCAP dissectors.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 3.0 ethereal 0.9.4-1woody7 DSA-511

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 3 ethereal +1 0.10.3-0.30E.1 RHSA-2004:136

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 2

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 2

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