CVE-2005-2367

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-08-10 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Ethereal Group Ethereal: 0.9.4, 0.9.5, 0.9.6, 0.9.7, 0.9.8, 0.9.9 (+19)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/16225/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17102
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-853
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00020.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-27.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=289&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:131
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-687.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14399

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