CVE-2004-0635

The SNMP dissector in Ethereal 0.8.15 through 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

5.0 MediumFix available

The SNMP dissector in Ethereal 0.8.15 through 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a (1) malformed or (2) missing community string, which causes an out-of-bounds read.

Exploit likelihood

5.27%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2004-0635
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2004-0635
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-0634 No score

Record: EUVD-2004-0634
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fwjf-492q-44rh No score

The SNMP dissector in Ethereal 0.8.15 through 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

Record: GHSA-fwjf-492q-44rh
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ethereal` Debian:3.0	before 0.9.4-1woody8	0.9.4-1woody8
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2	0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2	0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2	0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2	0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2	0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2	0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2	0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2	0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2	0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2	0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2	0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2	0:0.10.5-0.30E.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-0635 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published July 8, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.27%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in ethereal 0.9.4-1woody8.

References

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