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CVE-2005-3651
Stack-based buffer overflow in the dissect_ospf_v3_address_prefix function in the OSPF protocol dissector in Ethereal 0.10.12, and…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 6.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the dissect_ospf_v3_address_prefix function in the OSPF protocol dissector in Ethereal 0.10.12, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 22 days later
· 22 days later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 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)
- 6.2% · top 6.4% of all CVEs (11 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
References22
- SUSE-SR:2006:004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1015337 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 18911 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19230 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18012 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 15794 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-920 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0156 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00022.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11286 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 17973 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200512-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.ethereal.com/viewcvs/viewcvs.py/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ospf.c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20051209 Ethereal OSPF Protocol Dissector Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- ADV-2005-2830 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 18062 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:227 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 19012 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18426 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18331 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 247 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_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-2005-3648 (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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