Denial of Service Vulnerability in Ethereal by Ethereal Technologies
CVE-2005-3313

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Ethereal Group

Status
Ethereal
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 November 2005

What is CVE-2005-3313?

The IRC protocol dissector in Ethereal version 0.10.13 is susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to exploit the software. By sending specially crafted IRC packets, attackers can trigger an infinite loop within the dissector, potentially causing the application to become unresponsive. This vulnerability poses significant risks to security and stability in networked environments utilizing this software, necessitating immediate attention and mitigation measures.

References

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-25.xml
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_s...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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