CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-1174

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the AFS ACL parser for Ethereal 0.8.13 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a packet with a long username.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code, potentially leading to serious security breaches in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Ethereal to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in AFS ACL parser for Ethereal 0.8.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a packet with a long username.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS