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TI-2004-00458 Aliases CVE-2004-0507GHSA-4j9m-7x23-fj85

Buffer overflow in the MMSE dissector for Ethereal 0.10.1 to 0.10.3 allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 53Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the MMSE dissector for Ethereal 0.10.1 to 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0764 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.2VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.3VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableSgi
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.2 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.3 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Sgi

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2004:234 Released 2004-06-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ethereal security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.2, ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.2.i386, ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.2, ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.2.i386, ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.2.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.2, ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.2.i386, ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.2.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.2, ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.2.i386, ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.2.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:234
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:234
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:234
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:234

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0507
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4j9m-7x23-fj85

References

Advisory 5

Other 3

Sources

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