CVE-2005-1462

Double free vulnerability in the ICEP dissector in Ethereal before 0.10.11 may allow remote...

7.5 High

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

Exploit likelihood

3.20%Down 4.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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

Record: CVE-2005-1462
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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

Record: CVE-2005-1462
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1465 No score

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

Record: EUVD-2005-1465
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q463-h8gm-3j37 No score

Double free vulnerability in the ICEP dissector in Ethereal before 0.10.11 may allow remote...

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

Record: GHSA-q463-h8gm-3j37
Weakness: CWE-119
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-2005-1462 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 3.20%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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