>> Ethereal Protocol Dissectors Buffer Overflow and DoS Vulnerabilities
Title : Ethereal Protocol Dissectors Buffer Overflow and DoS Vulnerabilities VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-3095 CVE ID : CVE-2005-3313 - CVE-2005-3651 - CVE-2005-4585
Rated as : High Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-12-28
Technical Description
Multiple vulnerabilities were identified in Ethereal, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service.
The first issue is due to a buffer overflow error in the "dissect_ospf_v3_address_prefix()" [packet-ospf.c] function of the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol dissector when converting data into a human readable string, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise or crash a vulnerable system. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2830
The second vulnerability is due to an infinite loop in the IRC dissector, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2208
The third flaw is due to an infinite loop in the GTP dissector, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
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