CVE-2005-1460

Multiple unknown dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial...

5.0 Medium

Multiple unknown dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert error) via an invalid protocol tree item length.

Exploit likelihood

1.90%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Multiple unknown dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert error) via an invalid protocol tree item length.

Record: CVE-2005-1460
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 dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert error) via an invalid protocol tree item length.

Record: CVE-2005-1460
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1463 No score

Multiple unknown dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert error) via an invalid protocol tree item length.

Record: EUVD-2005-1463
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rgqw-5942-4r3g No score

Multiple unknown dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial...

Multiple unknown dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert error) via an invalid protocol tree item length.

Record: GHSA-rgqw-5942-4r3g
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-2005-1460 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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