CVE-2005-2360

CVE-2005-2360 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (82nd percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Affected product: Ethereal Group Ethereal
• Published: 2005-08-10
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Unknown vulnerability in the LDAP dissector in Ethereal 0.8.5 through 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (free static memory and application crash) via unknown attack vectors.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-2360?

Unknown vulnerability in the LDAP dissector in Ethereal 0.8.5 through 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (free static memory and application crash) via unknown attack vectors.

How severe is CVE-2005-2360?

CVE-2005-2360 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2005-2360 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (82nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2005-2360?

CVE-2005-2360 primarily affects Ethereal Group Ethereal. In total, 45 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2360?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2005-2360 published?

CVE-2005-2360 was published on 2005-08-10 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/16225/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17102
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-853
• http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00020.html
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-27.xml
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
• http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-687.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14399
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11254

Affected products (45)

• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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