CVE-2005-1467: Medium severity Ethereal Group Ethereal vulnerability

Published May 5, 2005
·
Updated

Unknown vulnerability in the NDPS dissector in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via unknown vectors.

Affected Software

35 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=0.10.0
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

Event History

May 5, 2005
CVE Published
via NVD·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-2005-1467?

CVE-2005-1467 has a severity rating that indicates it can cause a denial of service due to memory exhaustion.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-1467?

To fix CVE-2005-1467, you should update to a version of Ethereal that is 0.10.11 or later.

3

What versions of Ethereal are affected by CVE-2005-1467?

CVE-2005-1467 affects Ethereal versions prior to 0.10.11, including 0.8, 0.9.x, and 0.10.x versions before 0.10.11.

4

Is there a workaround for CVE-2005-1467?

Currently, the best workaround for CVE-2005-1467 is to avoid using the affected versions of Ethereal.

5

What type of attacks could exploit CVE-2005-1467?

CVE-2005-1467 could be exploited through remote attacks that target the NDPS dissector in Ethereal, leading to potential denial of service.

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