CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0365

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The dissect_attribute_value_pairs function in packet-radius.c for Ethereal versions 0.8.13 to 0.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed RADIUS packet that triggers a null dereference.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to remotely crash the service, potentially leading to downtime.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Ethereal to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor RADIUS traffic for potential attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The dissect_attribute_value_pairs function in packet-radius.c for Ethereal 0.8.13 to 0.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed RADIUS packet that triggers a null dereference.

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