CVE-2005-2367 Information

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.

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/16225/ http://secunia.com/advisories/17102 http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-853 http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00020.html http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-27.xml http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=289&type=vulnerabilities http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:131 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-687.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14399 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A10765