7.5

CVE-2005-2367: ethereal_group ethereal

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 10-08-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-2367 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in ethereal_group ethereal. EPSS estimates a 6.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-853-1RHSA-2005:687

Timeline

  1. 10-08-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Format string vulnerability in the proto_item_set_text function in Ethereal 0.9.4 through 0.10.11, as used in multiple dissectors, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges via a crafted AFP packet.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.14% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
6.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    Ethereal 10.x - AFP Protocol Dissector Remote Format String

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ethereal_group1 product
  • ethereal0.9.4 | 0.9.5 | 0.9.6 | 0.9.7 | 0.9.8 | 0.9.9 | 0.9.10 | 0.9.11 | 0.9.12 | 0.9.13 | 0.9.14 | 0.9.15 | 0.9.16 | 0.10.0 | 0.10.1 | 0.10.2 | 0.10.3 | 0.10.4 | 0.10.5 | 0.10.6 | 0.10.7 | 0.10.8 | 0.10.9 | 0.10.10 | 0.10.11

1 vendor · 1 product

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