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CVE-2004-0176 json

Multiple buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.8.13 to 0.10.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary c…

published 2004-03-25 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0176

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
67.1%
EPSS 67.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.8.13 to 0.10.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) NetFlow, (2) IGAP, (3) EIGRP, (4) PGM, (5) IrDA, (6) BGP, (7) ISUP, or (8) TCAP dissectors.

Patch / fix

  • ethereal RHEL 3 0.10.3-0.30E.1
  • ethereal-gnome RHEL 3 0.10.3-0.30E.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2004:136

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2004-0176 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 ethereal 0.10.3-0.30E.1, ethereal-gnome 0.10.3-0.30E.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ethereal 0.10.3-0.30E.1, ethereal-gnome 0.10.3-0.30E.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ethereal 0.10.3-0.30E.1, ethereal-gnome 0.10.3-0.30E.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ethereal 0.10.3-0.30E.1, ethereal-gnome 0.10.3-0.30E.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:136
  • Red Hat Linux 9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:137

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-170)

Exploit prediction

67.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-170 Ethereal - EIGRP Dissector TLV_IP_INT Long IP Remote Denial of Service dos, 2004-03-26
  • EDB-167 Ethereal 0.10.0 < 0.10.2 - IGAP Overflow remote, 2004-03-28

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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