Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2004-0505 is an old denial-of-service issue in Ethereal 0.10.3. A crafted or otherwise malformed AIM packet could make the AIM dissector hit an assertion error and crash the tool. Business impact is mainly loss of packet-analysis or monitoring availability, not data theft or system takeover based on the provided sources. Likely exposure is limited to environments still running Ethereal 0.10.3 or vendor packages derived from it. Risk is most relevant where analysts inspect untrusted captures or live AIM protocol traffic. The bundle does not substantiate other affected versions or products. Handle through legacy software hygiene rather than emergency response. Prioritize if Ethereal 0.10.3 is still used in monitoring, incident response, or forensic workflows that process untrusted network data. Mitigation focus: Identify any remaining Ethereal 0.10.3 installations or legacy OS packages.; Review vendor advisories for the correct fixed package or replacement guidance.; Upgrade, remove, or isolate legacy Ethereal installations that process untrusted traffic..
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- Known Exploited
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:986CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9433CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- ethereal-aim-dissector-dos(16150)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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