CVE-2005-0010 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Ethereal by triggering a memory corruption flaw in the MMSE 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-2005-0010?
CVE-2005-0010 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 MMSE dissector in Ethereal 0.10.4 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by triggering a free of statically allocated memory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0010?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0010?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-0010 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0010 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vjxr-86p5-m8xc.