CVE-2005-2362 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Ethereal by sending specially crafted packets that trigger a denial of service during packet reassembly.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-2362?
CVE-2005-2362 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 several dissectors in Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by reassembling certain packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2362?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2362?
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-2005-2362 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2362 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p44q-rrp7-jvhc.