CVE-2004-1141: Medium severity ethereal group ethereal vulnerability

Published Dec 31, 2004
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Updated

The HTTP dissector in Ethereal 0.10.1 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain packet that causes the dissector to access previously-freed memory.

Affected Software

7 affected components
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.1
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.2
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.3
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.4
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.5
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.6
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.7

Event History

Dec 31, 2004
CVE Published
via NVD·05:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1141?

CVE-2004-1141 has a severity level that is classified as high due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2004-1141?

To fix CVE-2004-1141, you should upgrade to a version of Ethereal that is newer than 0.10.7.

3

What does CVE-2004-1141 affect?

CVE-2004-1141 affects specific versions of Ethereal, specifically from 0.10.1 to 0.10.7.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2004-1141?

CVE-2004-1141 is a denial of service vulnerability that can cause the application to crash.

5

Can CVE-2004-1141 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2004-1141 can be exploited by remote attackers using specially crafted packets.

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