CVE-2005-2361

CVE-2005-2361 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 (1) AgentX dissector, (2) PER dissector, (3) DOCSIS dissector, (4) SCTP graphs, (5) HTTP dissector, (6) DCERPC, (7) DHCP, (8) RADIUS dissector, (9) Telnet dissector, (10) IS-IS LSP dissector, or (11) NCP dissector in Ethereal 0.8.19 through 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via unknown attack vectors.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-2361?

Unknown vulnerability in the (1) AgentX dissector, (2) PER dissector, (3) DOCSIS dissector, (4) SCTP graphs, (5) HTTP dissector, (6) DCERPC, (7) DHCP, (8) RADIUS dissector, (9) Telnet dissector, (10) IS-IS LSP dissector, or (11) NCP dissector in Ethereal 0.8.19 through 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via unknown attack vectors.

How severe is CVE-2005-2361?

CVE-2005-2361 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2005-2361 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-2005-2361?

CVE-2005-2361 primarily affects Ethereal Group Ethereal. In total, 31 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2361?

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

When was CVE-2005-2361 published?

CVE-2005-2361 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%3A10225

Affected products (31)

• 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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