CVE-2005-3184: ethereal_group ethereal
CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 20-10-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-3184 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in ethereal_group ethereal. EPSS estimates a 7.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
7.64%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 20-10-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Buffer overflow vulnerability in the unicode_to_bytes in the Service Location Protocol (srvloc) dissector (packet-srvloc.c) in Ethereal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a srvloc packet with a modified length value.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionHigh 10.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
7.64%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 7.64% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score7.64%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ethereal_group1 product
- ethereal≤ 0.10.12
1 vendor · 1 product
References
17 links- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=323&type=vulnerabilitiesThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory
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- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10074VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA