CVE-2005-3249: Medium severity Ethereal Group Ethereal vulnerability
Published Oct 27, 2005
·Updated
Unspecified vulnerability in the WSP dissector in Ethereal 0.10.1 to 0.10.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or corrupt memory via unknown vectors that cause Ethereal to free an invalid pointer.
Affected Software
12 affected components
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.1
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.10
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.2
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.3
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.4
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.7
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.12
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.11
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.5
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.6
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.8
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.9
Event History
Oct 27, 2005
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-2005-3249?
CVE-2005-3249 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting Ethereal versions 0.10.1 to 0.10.12.
2
How do I fix CVE-2005-3249?
To fix CVE-2005-3249, upgrade Ethereal to version 0.10.13 or later.
3
What are the affected versions listed in CVE-2005-3249?
CVE-2005-3249 affects Ethereal versions 0.10.1 through 0.10.12.
4
Can CVE-2005-3249 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2005-3249 can be exploited remotely to cause a denial of service.
5
What impact does CVE-2005-3249 have on Ethereal?
CVE-2005-3249 allows attackers to corrupt memory and potentially crash the Ethereal application.