CVE-2005-0705

The GPRS-LLC dissector in Ethereal 0.10.7 through 0.10.9, with the "ignore cipher bit" option enabled. allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0705 is rated Moderate Risk (47.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.90%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0705

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.27% 1.90% +0.63%
2 2025-03-30 2.17% 1.27% -0.89%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.17% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0705

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0705

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0705

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0705
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0705 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (ethereal, wireshark), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 3, released 3, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0705

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0705

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ethereal_group ethereal 0.10.7 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.10.8 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.10.9 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0705

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