CVE-2005-3249 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the WSP dissector of Ethereal versions 0.10.1 through 0.10.12. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or memory corruption by causing Ethereal to free an invalid pointer through unknown vectors. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity. It is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any known public exploit codes or Metasploit modules. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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