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CVE-2005-0084
Buffer overflow in the X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.8.10 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 6.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Buffer overflow in the X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.8.10 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 11 days later
· 11 days later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.3% · top 6.3% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
11
- 12326 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00017.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-653 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:037 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 13946 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ethereal-x11-bo(19004) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9140 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- GLSA-200501-27 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- P-106 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- FLSA-2006:152922 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-0085 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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