CVE-2004-0633

Exp

The iSNS dissector for Ethereal 0.10.3 through 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process abort) via an integer overflow.

Published: 2004-12-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0633 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 36.54%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-0633

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
24259 exploit_db edb 2004-08-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0633

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-13 37.28% 36.54% -0.74%
2 2025-12-23 43.24% 37.28% -5.96%
3 2025-12-10 43.24%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0633

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0633

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0633

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2004-0633: 1 GLSA(s) (200407-08), 1 atom(s) (net-analyzer/ethereal); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-0633
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0633

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0633

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ethereal_group ethereal 0.10.3 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.10.4 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo linux cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:workstation_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux_advanced_workstation 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0633

URL Tags
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=127381
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000916
http://secunia.com/advisories/12024
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010655
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00015.html URL Repurposed
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-08.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/829422 US Government Resource
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:067 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-July/msg00013.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-July/msg00014.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-378.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16630
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9931
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