CVE-2005-1466: Medium severity Ethereal Group Ethereal vulnerability
Published May 5, 2005
·Updated
Unknown vulnerability in the DICOM dissector in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large memory allocation) via unknown vectors.
Affected Software
34 affected components
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.13
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.14
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.15
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.18
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.19
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.1
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.2
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.3
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.4
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.5
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.6
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.7
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.8
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.9
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.10
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.11
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.12
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.13
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.14
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.15
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.16
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10
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
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.8
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.9
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.10
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
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-2005-1466?
The severity of CVE-2005-1466 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
2
How do I fix CVE-2005-1466?
To fix CVE-2005-1466, update Ethereal to version 0.10.11 or later.
3
What versions of Ethereal are affected by CVE-2005-1466?
CVE-2005-1466 affects Ethereal versions 0.8 through 0.10.10.
4
Can CVE-2005-1466 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2005-1466 can be exploited remotely by sending specially crafted packets.
5
What impact does CVE-2005-1466 have on system performance?
CVE-2005-1466 can cause large memory allocations, leading to potential denial of service.