CVE-2005-1462 describes a double free vulnerability in the ICEP dissector of Ethereal versions prior to 0.10.11, potentially allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been identified, the vulnerability is categorized under CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer). This CVE is not listed in the KEV catalog and is currently inactive on the Hot List.
| 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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