CVE-2005-2627

N/A Unknown

Published: August 19, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Multiple integer underflows in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) kernel headers in a pcap file or (2) data frame dissection, which leads to heap-based buffer overflows.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/16447

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/16477

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/16634

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-788

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-10.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kismetwireless.net/CHANGELOG

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kismetwireless.net/blog/?entry=/kismet/entry-1124158146.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_20_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14430

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1422

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/16447