CVE-2005-1470 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via segmentation faults in multiple Ethereal protocol dissectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-1470?
CVE-2005-1470 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) TZSP, (2) MGCP, (3) ISUP, (4) SMB, or (5) Bittorrent dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1470?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1470?
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-2005-1470 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1470 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ffxc-fgvq-3579.