CVE-2005-1456

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in the (1) DHCP and (2) Telnet dissectors in Ethereal before 0...

5.0 Medium

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in the (1) DHCP and (2) Telnet dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abort).

Exploit likelihood

1.90%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in the (1) DHCP and (2) Telnet dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abort).

Record: CVE-2005-1456
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

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in the (1) DHCP and (2) Telnet dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abort).

Record: CVE-2005-1456
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1459 No score

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in the (1) DHCP and (2) Telnet dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abort).

Record: EUVD-2005-1459
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r9c2-8gff-gw8f No score

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in the (1) DHCP and (2) Telnet dissectors in Ethereal before 0...

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in the (1) DHCP and (2) Telnet dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abort).

Record: GHSA-r9c2-8gff-gw8f
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 15 CVEs	before 0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:0.10.11-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.11-1.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-2005-1456 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published May 5, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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