CVE-2004-0176 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger buffer overflows in Ethereal dissectors to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0176?
CVE-2004-0176 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 25 Mar 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0176?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0176?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2004-0176 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0176 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as DSA-511, GHSA-rfxc-wgf7-qphr.