CVE-2004-0505: Medium severity ethereal group ethereal vulnerability
Published Jun 3, 2004
·Updated
The AIM dissector in Ethereal 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert error) via unknown attack vectors.
Affected Software
5 affected components
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.1
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.2
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.3
SGI ProPack=2.4
SGI ProPack=3.0
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Event History
Jun 3, 2004
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2004-0505?
CVE-2004-0505 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
2
How do I fix CVE-2004-0505?
To fix CVE-2004-0505, you should upgrade Ethereal to version 0.10.4 or later.
3
What software is affected by CVE-2004-0505?
CVE-2004-0505 affects Ethereal versions 0.10.1, 0.10.2, and 0.10.3, as well as SGI ProPack versions 2.4 and 3.0.
4
What type of attack does CVE-2004-0505 enable?
CVE-2004-0505 enables remote attackers to cause a denial of service through an assert error.
5
What is the impact of CVE-2004-0505 on affected systems?
The impact of CVE-2004-0505 on affected systems is a crash of the Ethereal application, leading to denial of service.