CVE-2005-1281 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in Ethereal by sending crafted RSVP packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1281?
CVE-2005-1281 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 26 Apr 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Ethereal 0.10.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted RSVP packet of length 4.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1281?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1281?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2005-1281 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1281 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3vm-gg74-98qp.