Denial of Service Vulnerability in Ethereal by Ethereal
CVE-2005-3247

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Key Information:

Vendor: Ethereal Group
Status: Ethereal
Vendor: CVE Published:; 27 October 2005

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What is CVE-2005-3247?

The SigComp UDVM in Ethereal 0.10.12 is susceptible to a denial of service that can be triggered by remote attackers. This vulnerability allows the attackers to exploit unknown vectors, leading the application to enter an infinite loop, thereby disrupting service availability. It is critical for users of Ethereal to be aware of this issue and apply the necessary patches to safeguard their systems against potential exploits.

References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-809.html

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http://secunia.com/advisories/17327

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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-25.xml

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Oct 27, 2005
Vulnerability Reserved
Oct 17, 2005