Ethereal allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet capture file.
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Ethereal allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the packet capture file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00346 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Ethereal Group |
- cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1227
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fx42-9wp5-842h
References
More Ethereal Group Ethereal vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00151 Multiple buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.8.13 to 0.10.2 allow remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2006-03524 Buffer overflow in Wireshark (aka Ethereal) 0.8.16 to 0.99.0 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-03011 Buffer overflow vulnerability in the unicode_to_bytes in the Service Location Protocol… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00458 Buffer overflow in the MMSE dissector for Ethereal 0.10.1 to 0.10.3 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-03520 Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Wireshark (aka Ethereal) 0.10.x to 0.99.0 allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-01877 Off-by-one error in the OID printing routine in Ethereal 0.10.x up to 0.10.14 has unknown… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-1227 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1227 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fx42-9wp5-842h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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