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CVE-2005-1463

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-1463 describes multiple format string vulnerabilities within the DHCP and ANSI A dissectors of Ethereal (now Wireshark) versions prior to 0.10.11. These flaws could allow remote attackers to 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 access complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for remote code execution makes it a notable past risk.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0347 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: ethereal-0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-1463Moderate

security flaw

May 4, 2005

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10713
ethereal.com / appnotes/enpa-sa-00019.html
PatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
ethereal.com / news/item_20050504_01.html
PatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
redhat.com / archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-427.html
securityfocus.com / bid/13504