CVE-2005-0704 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Etheric dissector of Ethereal versions 0.10.7 through 0.10.9. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.10.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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