CVE-2004-1141 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Ethereal by sending a malicious packet that triggers a use-after-free error in the HTTP dissector.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-1141?
CVE-2004-1141 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 31 Dec 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HTTP dissector in Ethereal 0.10.1 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain packet that causes the dissector to access previously-freed memory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1141?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1141?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2004-1141 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1141 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fg7h-93mr-87qq.