CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4585

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unspecified vulnerability in the GTP dissector of Ethereal versions 0.9.1 through 0.10.13 allows remote attackers to cause an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service (DoS). The attack can be carried out via unknown vectors.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves the possibility of remotely crashing Ethereal, which can disrupt network traffic analysis and impact security monitoring within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Ethereal to version 0.10.14 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Unspecified vulnerability in the GTP dissector for Ethereal 0.9.1 to 0.10.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown attack vectors.

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