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SuSE: ethereal 0.10.12-4

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SuSE: ethereal 0.10.12-4

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/10/2005
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/08/2005
Modified
11/18/2015

Description

Format string vulnerability in the proto_item_set_text function in Ethereal 0.9.4 through 0.10.11, as used in multiple dissectors, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges via a crafted AFP packet.

Solution(s)

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