CVE-2005-1461

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) SIP, (2) CMIP, (3) CMP, (4) CMS, (5) CRMF, (6) ESS, (7) OCSP, (8) X.509, (9) ISIS, (10) DISTCC, (11) FCELS, (12) Q.931, (13) NCP, (14) TCAP, (15) ISUP, (16) MEGACO, (17) PKIX1Explitit, (18) PKIX_Qualified, (19) Presentation dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.70% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13504	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-427.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00019.html	url repurposed
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9853	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000963	vendor advisory
http://www.ethereal.com/news/item_20050504_01.html	url repurposed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1461?: CVE-2005-1461 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1461?: To fix CVE-2005-1461, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1461 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1461 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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