CVE-2005-0007 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Ethereal via a malformed DLSw packet, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0007?
CVE-2005-0007 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 29 Jan 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in the DLSw dissector in Ethereal 0.10.6 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash from assertion).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0007?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0007?
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-2005-0007 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0007 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rf77-wj86-6w9h.