CVE-2005-2361 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 10 Aug 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Ethereal via malformed packets in multiple protocol dissectors, causing 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-2005-2361?

CVE-2005-2361 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 10 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in the (1) AgentX dissector, (2) PER dissector, (3) DOCSIS dissector, (4) SCTP graphs, (5) HTTP dissector, (6) DCERPC, (7) DHCP, (8) RADIUS dissector, (9) Telnet dissector, (10) IS-IS LSP dissector, or (11) NCP dissector in Ethereal 0.8.19 through 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via unknown attack vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2361?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2361?

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-2005-2361 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2361 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-q87g-x228-95pp.