Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-0739
CVE-2005-0739
Description
The IAPP dissector (packet-iapp.c) for Ethereal 0.9.1 to 0.10.9 does not properly use certain routines for formatting strings, which could leave it vulnerable to buffer overflows, as demonstrated using modified length values that are not properly handled by the dissect_pdus and pduval_to_str functions.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.10.9
- (no CPE)range: 0.9.1 to 0.10.9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-718nvdPatch
- www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00018.htmlnvdPatchURL Repurposed
- anonsvn.ethereal.com/viewcvs/viewcvs.pynvdURL Repurposed
- marc.infonvd
- security.lss.hr/index.phpnvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-16.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-306.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12762nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9687nvd
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