CVE-2005-0006

The COPS dissector in Ethereal 0.10.6 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

5.0 Medium

The COPS dissector in Ethereal 0.10.6 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

Exploit likelihood

3.64%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The COPS dissector in Ethereal 0.10.6 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

Record: CVE-2005-0006
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The COPS dissector in Ethereal 0.10.6 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

Record: CVE-2005-0006
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-0007 No score

The COPS dissector in Ethereal 0.10.6 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

Record: EUVD-2005-0007
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5wr7-jp9j-74x2 No score

The COPS dissector in Ethereal 0.10.6 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

The COPS dissector in Ethereal 0.10.6 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

Record: GHSA-5wr7-jp9j-74x2
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ethereal group ethereal

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-0006 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published January 29, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.64%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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