CVE-2005-1456: Medium severity Ethereal Group Ethereal vulnerability

Published May 5, 2005
·
Updated

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in the (1) DHCP and (2) Telnet dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abort).

Affected Software

34 affected components
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.1
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.2
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.6
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.10
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.5
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.19
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.2
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.18
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.14
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.15
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.10
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.8
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.3
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.4
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.7
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.16
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.13
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.5
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.15
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.3
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.13
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.9
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.14
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.11
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.7
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.4
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.1
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.6
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.8
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.9
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.12

Event History

May 5, 2005
CVE Published
04:00 AM
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-2005-1456?

CVE-2005-1456 has a high severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service.

2

How does CVE-2005-1456 affect Ethereal users?

Ethereal users can experience crashes and interruptions in service if they encounter crafted DHCP or Telnet packets.

3

How do I fix CVE-2005-1456?

To fix CVE-2005-1456, upgrade Ethereal to version 0.10.11 or later.

4

Which versions of Ethereal are affected by CVE-2005-1456?

Ethereal versions from 0.8 up to 0.10.10 are affected by CVE-2005-1456.

5

What kind of attacks can exploit CVE-2005-1456?

CVE-2005-1456 can be exploited by remote attackers using specially crafted packets leading to service interruptions.

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