CVE-2004-1761 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via a malformed color filter file in Ethereal, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-1761?
CVE-2004-1761 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 10 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in Ethereal 0.8.13 to 0.10.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed color filter file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1761?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1761?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-1761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p4m4-q3m2-fp7j.