CVE-2005-3313: Medium severity Ethereal Group Ethereal vulnerability

Published Nov 1, 2005
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Updated

The IRC protocol dissector in Ethereal 0.10.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

Affected Software

39 affected components
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.7.7
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.8.5
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=0.10.1
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
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.12
Ethereal Group Ethereal=0.10.13

Event History

Nov 1, 2005
CVE Published
12:47 PM
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3313?

The severity of CVE-2005-3313 is considered moderate due to its potential to cause a denial of service through an infinite loop.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-3313?

To fix CVE-2005-3313, you should upgrade to Ethereal version 0.10.14 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

3

What are the affected versions in CVE-2005-3313?

Affected versions for CVE-2005-3313 include Ethereal versions ranging from 0.7.7 to 0.10.13.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-3313?

CVE-2005-3313 is a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to cause the application to enter an infinite loop.

5

What software is associated with CVE-2005-3313?

CVE-2005-3313 is associated with Ethereal, a network protocol analysis tool.

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