Buffer overflow in the Etheric dissector in Ethereal 0.10.7 through 0.10.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade ethereal-liteUpgrade tetherealUpgrade tethereal-liteUpgrade ethereal | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 14, 2005 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/ethereal. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 2, 2005 |
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