CVE-2005-3247

Description

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

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.16% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-809.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17327	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-25.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17392	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17480	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015082	vdb entry
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.html	url repurposed patch
http://www.osvdb.org/20132	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17286	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10241	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17377	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15148	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17254	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3247?: CVE-2005-3247 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3247?: To fix CVE-2005-3247, 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-2005-3247 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3247 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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