CVE-2000-1174

Published Jan 9, 2001 ethereal_group

Overview

CVE-2000-1174 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting ethereal_group ethereal. It was published on January 9, 2001.

Technical Description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ethereal_group. Update ethereal to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
ethereal_group	ethereal	0	Affected

References

Ref ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:81.ethereal.asc Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0251.html Ref distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000342 Ref www.debian.org/security/2000/20001122a Ref www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-116.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/1972 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5557 Ref ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:81.ethereal.asc Ref archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0251.html Ref distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000342

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2000-1174?

CVE-2000-1174 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting ethereal_group ethereal. It was published on January 9, 2001.

How severe is CVE-2000-1174?

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