CVE-2005-3248

Unspecified vulnerability in the X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.10.12 and earlier allows remote...

5.0 Medium

Unspecified vulnerability in the X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.10.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero) via unknown vectors.

Exploit likelihood

2.70%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Unspecified vulnerability in the X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.10.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero) via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2005-3248
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

Unspecified vulnerability in the X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.10.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero) via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2005-3248
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-3247 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in the X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.10.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero) via unknown vectors.

Record: EUVD-2005-3247
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cgh2-c9hv-93wq No score

Unspecified vulnerability in the X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.10.12 and earlier allows remote...

Unspecified vulnerability in the X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.10.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero) via unknown vectors.

Record: GHSA-cgh2-c9hv-93wq
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-2005-3248 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 2.70%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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