CVE-2000-1174 describes multiple buffer overflows in the AFS ACL parser within Ethereal versions 0.8.13 and earlier. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by sending a specially crafted packet containing an excessively long username. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), successful exploitation could lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists, indicating public exploit code availability, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.8.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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