CVE-2005-1461 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities across numerous protocol dissectors in Ethereal versions prior to 0.10.11. These flaws allow remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, an exploit for the SIP dissector vulnerability exists on ExploitDB, and the CVE has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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