CVE-2005-3244

The BER dissector in Ethereal 0.10.3 to 0.10.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

5.0 Medium

The BER dissector in Ethereal 0.10.3 to 0.10.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors.

Exploit likelihood

3.94%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The BER dissector in Ethereal 0.10.3 to 0.10.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2005-3244
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 BER dissector in Ethereal 0.10.3 to 0.10.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2005-3244
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-3243 No score

The BER dissector in Ethereal 0.10.3 to 0.10.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors.

Record: EUVD-2005-3243
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7pv5-vw9g-f4h3 No score

The BER dissector in Ethereal 0.10.3 to 0.10.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

The BER dissector in Ethereal 0.10.3 to 0.10.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors.

Record: GHSA-7pv5-vw9g-f4h3
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ethereal group ethereal

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ethereal` Debian:3.1 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.10.10-2sarge8, plus listed versions 0.10.10-2sarge20.10.10-2sarge30.10.10-2sarge40.10.10-2sarge50.10.10-2sarge6	0.10.10-2sarge8
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0:0.10.13-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.13-1.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-2005-3244 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published October 27, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.94%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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