CVE-2005-2360: Medium severity Ethereal Group Ethereal vulnerability
Published Aug 10, 2005
·Updated
Unknown vulnerability in the LDAP dissector in Ethereal 0.8.5 through 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (free static memory and application crash) via unknown attack vectors.
Affected Software
45 affected components
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.5
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.6
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.7
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.8
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.9
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.10
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.11
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.12
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.13
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.14
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.15
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.16
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.17
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.18
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.19
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.20
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.9.0
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=0.10.0
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
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.11
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Event History
Aug 10, 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-2005-2360?
CVE-2005-2360 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability that may lead to application crashes.
2
Which versions of Ethereal are affected by CVE-2005-2360?
CVE-2005-2360 affects Ethereal versions from 0.8.5 to 0.10.11 inclusive.
3
How do I mitigate CVE-2005-2360?
To mitigate CVE-2005-2360, upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of Ethereal higher than 0.10.11.
4
What impact does CVE-2005-2360 have on affected systems?
CVE-2005-2360 can cause affected systems to experience a denial of service resulting in an application crash.
5
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-2360?
There is no specific patch for CVE-2005-2360; upgrading to a safe version is the recommended solution.