CVE-2005-2365 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a buffer overflow or memory exhaustion in the SMB dissector, causing denial of service or potential code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-2365?
CVE-2005-2365 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 SMB dissector in Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a buffer overflow or a denial of service (memory consumption) via unknown attack vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2365?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2365?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-2365 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2365 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qxvv-w3wf-mf45.