Buffer Overflow in Ethereal Affects Multiple Versions
CVE-2005-3243

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Key Information:

Vendor

Ethereal Group

Status
Ethereal
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 October 2005

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 20%

What is CVE-2005-3243?

Ethereal, a network protocol analyzer, suffers from multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in versions 0.10.12 and earlier. These vulnerabilities could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected systems through unknown vectors, particularly via SLIMP3 and AgentX dissectors. Users of Ethereal are advised to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate potential security risks.

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Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2005-3243 - Proof of Concept

References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-809.html
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http://secunia.com/advisories/17327
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-25.xml
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EPSS Score

20% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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