CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1461

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in various protocol dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes the possibility of remote code execution by an attacker, which could lead to system compromise or network disruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Ethereal to version 0.10.11 or later to eliminate the buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) SIP, (2) CMIP, (3) CMP, (4) CMS, (5) CRMF, (6) ESS, (7) OCSP, (8) X.509, (9) ISIS, (10) DISTCC, (11) FCELS, (12) Q.931, (13) NCP, (14) TCAP, (15) ISUP, (16) MEGACO, (17) PKIX1Explitit, (18) PKIX_Qualified, (19) Presentation dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS