CVE-2005-1462: ethereal_group ethereal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-1462 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in ethereal_group ethereal. EPSS estimates a 3.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 05-05-2005
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Double free vulnerability in the ICEP dissector in Ethereal before 0.10.11 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.