CVE-2005-3246
First published: Thu Oct 27 2005(Updated: )
Ethereal 0.10.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (null dereference) via unknown vectors in the (1) SCSI, (2) sFlow, or (3) RTnet dissectors.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereal | =0.10.1 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.10 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.2 | |
| Ethereal | =0.9.14 | |
| Ethereal | =0.9.15 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.3 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.4 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.7 | |
| Ethereal | =0.9.16 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.12 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.11 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.5 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.0 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.6 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.8 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.9 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-25.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17377
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-809.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15148
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015082
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17254
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17286
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17327
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17392
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17480
- http://www.osvdb.org/20128
- http://www.osvdb.org/20130
- http://www.osvdb.org/20131
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21813
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10303
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2005-3246?
CVE-2005-3246 has a moderate severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through null dereference.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3246?
To fix CVE-2005-3246, upgrade Ethereal to version 0.10.13 or later.
Which versions of Ethereal are affected by CVE-2005-3246?
CVE-2005-3246 affects Ethereal versions 0.10.12 and earlier.
What impact does CVE-2005-3246 have on my system?
CVE-2005-3246 can cause a denial of service, making the application unresponsive.
Are there any known exploits for CVE-2005-3246?
Yes, attackers can exploit CVE-2005-3246 through specific malformed packets targeted at the affected dissectors.
- agent/type
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/author
- agent/description
- agent/remedy
- agent/weakness
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-historical
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- vendor/ethereal group
- canonical/ethereal
- version/ethereal/0.10.1
- version/ethereal/0.10.10
- version/ethereal/0.10.2
- version/ethereal/0.9.14
- version/ethereal/0.9.15
- version/ethereal/0.10.3
- version/ethereal/0.10.4
- version/ethereal/0.10.7
- version/ethereal/0.9.16
- version/ethereal/0.10.12
- version/ethereal/0.10.11
- version/ethereal/0.10.5
- version/ethereal/0.10.0
- version/ethereal/0.10.6
- version/ethereal/0.10.8
- version/ethereal/0.10.9