CVE-2004-0634
Published Jul 8, 2004 · Updated Oct 23, 2026
Original summary
Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026
The SMB SID snooping capability in Ethereal 0.9.15 to 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a handle without a policy name, which causes a null dereference.
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QFinch assessment
The SMB SID snooping capability in Ethereal 0.9.15 to 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a handle without a policy name, which causes a null dereference.
Evidence: public source recordsAffected products
| Affected package, product or range | Fix status |
|---|---|
| Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions. | Consult source advisory |
Matching a version is only one part of assessing exposure. QFinch has not assessed your environment on this public page.
Remediation
Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.
- Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
- Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
- Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Evidence coverage
- SSVC priority
- LOW
- Confidence
- Not available
- Aliases
- None reported
Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.
Sources and record history
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10252 ↗
- 1010655 ↗
- CLA-2005:916 ↗
- MDKSA-2004:067 ↗
- www.ethereal.com ↗
- 12024 ↗
- bugzilla.redhat.com ↗
- FEDORA-2004-219 ↗
- ethereal-smb-sid-dos(16631) ↗
- VU#518782 ↗
- FEDORA-2004-220 ↗
- RHSA-2004:378 ↗
Record history
Published Jul 8, 2004 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026