# CVE-2005-3184: Buffer overflow vulnerability in the unicode\_to\_bytes in the Service Location Protocol (srvloc) dissector (packet-srvloc.c) in Ethereal allo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-10-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the unicode_to_bytes in the Service Location Protocol (srvloc) dissector (packet-srvloc.c) in Ethereal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a srvloc packet with a modified length value.

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-809.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17327
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-25.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17392
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17480
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015082
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.html
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=323&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17286
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10074
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17377
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15148
- http://www.osvdb.org/20137
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15158
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17254

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