CVE-2004-0506

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2004-0506 · Published 18/08/2004 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2004-0506 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting ethereal (ethereal group), propack (sgi).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.9%, higher than 90.4% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ethereal ethereal_group	`= 0.10.1= 0.10.2= 0.10.3`	No fix yet
propack sgi	`= 2.4= 3.0`	No fix yet

Description

The SPNEGO dissector in Ethereal 0.9.8 to 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown attack vectors that cause a null pointer dereference.

References

patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040604-01-U.asc
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040605-01-U.asc
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes
secunia.com/advisories/11608
secunia.com/advisories/11776
secunia.com/advisories/11836
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-01.xml · Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com/id
ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-150.shtml
ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00014.html · URL Repurposed
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-234.html · Patch
securityfocus.com/bid/10347 · Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16151

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