CVE-2004-1142

Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...

5.0 MediumFix available

Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain malformed SMB packet.

Exploit likelihood

2.43%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain malformed SMB packet.

Record: CVE-2004-1142
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

Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain malformed SMB packet.

Record: CVE-2004-1142
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-1140 No score

Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain malformed SMB packet.

Record: EUVD-2004-1140
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xxcm-jrqm-qvwg No score

Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...

Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain malformed SMB packet.

Record: GHSA-xxcm-jrqm-qvwg
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ethereal` Debian:3.0	before 0.9.4-1woody9	0.9.4-1woody9
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1
`ethereal-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1	0:0.10.9-1.EL3.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
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-2004-1142 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published December 15, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.43%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in ethereal 0.9.4-1woody9.

References

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