5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-0739
Ethereal IAPP String Format Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 2, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:55 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-0739 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ethereal_group ethereal
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-0739.

URL Resource
http://anonsvn.ethereal.com/viewcvs/viewcvs.py?view=rev&rev=13707 URL Repurposed
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111066805726551&w=2
http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2005-03-05
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-718 Patch
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00018.html Patch URL Repurposed
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-16.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:053
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-306.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12762
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9687
http://anonsvn.ethereal.com/viewcvs/viewcvs.py?view=rev&rev=13707 URL Repurposed
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111066805726551&w=2
http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2005-03-05
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-718 Patch
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00018.html Patch URL Repurposed
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-16.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:053
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-306.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12762
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9687

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-0739 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-0739 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9687 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9687 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=111066805726551&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111066805726551&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-0739 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-0739 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.84 }} -0.14%

score

0.87908

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability