CVE-2005-1457 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Ethereal by sending malicious packets to vulnerable protocol dissectors, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-1457?
CVE-2005-1457 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 5 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in the (1) AIM, (2) LDAP, (3) FibreChannel, (4) GSM_MAP, (5) SRVLOC, and (6) NTLMSSP dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1457?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1457?
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-2005-1457 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1457 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwpf-9wmj-hh9j.