Overview
Ethereal contains a vulnerability in the way the Infrared Data Association (IrDA) dissector plugin parses the IRCOM_PORT_NAME parameter.
Description
Ethereal is a network traffic analysis package. It includes the ability to decode packets containing IrDA data. There is a vulnerability in the way the IrDA dissector plugin decodes the IRCOM_PORT_NAME parameter. By sending an IrDA packet containing an overly long portname, a remote unauthenticated attacker could cause Ethereal to crash or potentially execute code of the attacker's choice. |
Impact
A remote, unauthenticated attacker could cause Ethereal to crash or potentially execute code of the attacker's choice. |
Solution
Upgrade Upgrade to version 0.10.3 or later. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Ethereal credits Stefan Esser for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Damon Morda.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2004-0176 |
| Severity Metric: | 4.04 |
| Date Public: | 2004-03-22 |
| Date First Published: | 2004-03-25 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2004-04-06 17:33 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 12 |