CVE-2005-3184 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a malicious Service Location Protocol packet due to a buffer overflow in Ethereal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-3184?
CVE-2005-3184 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 20 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow vulnerability in the unicode_to_bytes in the Service Location Protocol (srvloc) dissector (packet-srvloc.c) in Ethereal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a srvloc packet with a modified length value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3184?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3184?
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-2005-3184 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3184 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6w2p-2q8v-8qwr.