CVE-2004-1141: Medium severity ethereal group ethereal vulnerability
Published Dec 31, 2004
·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
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Patch Available
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.