# CVE-2000-1174: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow in the AFS ACL parser of Ethereal.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 May 2001
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-22xj-gc32-5pwq

## What is CVE-2000-1174?

CVE-2000-1174 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in AFS ACL parser for Ethereal 0.8.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a packet with a long username.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1174?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ethereal Group Ethereal.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-1174?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-1174 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1174 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Ethereal - AFS Buffer Overflow (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal

- [CVE-2006-3628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3628/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-3632](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3632/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1932/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-3184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3184/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0507/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-1174 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-1174 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1174 exists.

Affected product: Ethereal Group Ethereal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1174/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1174/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1174
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1174
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-1174

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1174/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.