CVE-2005-1469: Medium severity Ethereal Group Ethereal vulnerability
Published May 5, 2005
·Updated
Unknown vulnerability in the GSM dissector in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause the dissector to access an invalid pointer.
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
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-2005-1469?
CVE-2005-1469 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability as it allows remote attackers to access an invalid pointer in the GSM dissector.
2
How do I fix CVE-2005-1469?
To fix CVE-2005-1469, update Ethereal to version 0.10.11 or later.
3
Which versions of Ethereal are affected by CVE-2005-1469?
Ethereal versions before 0.10.11, specifically 0.8, 0.9, and 0.10 versions prior to 0.10.11, are affected by CVE-2005-1469.
4
What type of attack can exploit CVE-2005-1469?
CVE-2005-1469 can be exploited by remote attackers to crash the Ethereal application via crafted GSM packets.
5
Is CVE-2005-1469 still relevant for modern networks?
While CVE-2005-1469 primarily affects outdated versions of Ethereal, it serves as a reminder to keep software updated to avoid vulnerabilities.