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CVE-2004-0507 is a buffer overflow in Ethereal’s MMSE packet dissector. A malicious or malformed MMSE packet or capture could crash the tool and may allow arbitrary code execution. Business risk is mainly in legacy environments where analysts still use Ethereal 0.10.1 through 0.10.3. Exposure is likely limited to legacy packet-analysis workstations, security labs, or archived systems running Ethereal 0.10.1, 0.10.2, or 0.10.3. Modern environments are only exposed if these old builds remain installed or are used to inspect untrusted traffic captures. Treat as a targeted legacy-risk item. It is not KEV-listed in the provided sources, but possible code execution makes any confirmed affected install important to remove or update quickly, especially on analyst workstations handling external captures. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems for Ethereal 0.10.1 through 0.10.3.; Apply vendor advisory guidance or updated packages where available.; Remove unsupported vulnerable Ethereal builds from analyst systems..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:988CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11026CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- ethereal-mmse-bo(16152)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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