CVE-2005-1465: Medium severity Ethereal Group Ethereal vulnerability

Published May 5, 2005
·
Updated

Unknown vulnerability in the NCP dissector in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop).

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-2005-1465?

CVE-2005-1465 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to a long loop in the NCP dissector of Ethereal.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-1465?

To fix CVE-2005-1465, upgrade to Ethereal version 0.10.11 or later, where the vulnerability has been addressed.

3

Which versions of Ethereal are affected by CVE-2005-1465?

CVE-2005-1465 affects Ethereal versions prior to 0.10.11, including several versions in the 0.8, 0.9, and 0.10 series.

4

What can attackers do with CVE-2005-1465?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2005-1465 to create a denial of service condition, causing the application to enter a long processing loop.

5

Is there a mitigation strategy for CVE-2005-1465 until a patch is applied?

The best mitigation for CVE-2005-1465 is to restrict access to Ethereal or not use affected versions until an upgrade can be performed.

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