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CVE-2005-0739 json

The IAPP dissector (packet-iapp.c) for Ethereal 0.9.1 to 0.10.9 does not properly use certain routines for formatting strings, which could…

published 2005-03-13 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0740

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.6%
EPSS 7.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The IAPP dissector (packet-iapp.c) for Ethereal 0.9.1 to 0.10.9 does not properly use certain routines for formatting strings, which could leave it vulnerable to buffer overflows, as demonstrated using modified length values that are not properly handled by the dissect_pdus and pduval_to_str functions.

Patch / fix

  • ethereal RHEL 3 0.10.10-1.EL3.1
  • ethereal-gnome RHEL 3 0.10.10-1.EL3.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:306

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-2005-0739 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 ethereal 0.10.10-1.EL3.1, ethereal-gnome 0.10.10-1.EL3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ethereal 0.10.10-1.EL3.1, ethereal-gnome 0.10.10-1.EL3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ethereal 0.10.10-1.EL3.1, ethereal-gnome 0.10.10-1.EL3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ethereal 0.10.10-1.EL3.1, ethereal-gnome 0.10.10-1.EL3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:306

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-874)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-874 Ethereal 0.10.9 (Windows) - '3G-A11' Remote Buffer Overflow dos, 2005-03-12

CVSS scores

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

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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