CVE-2005-3242

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

Ethereal 0.10.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors in (1) the IrDA dissector and (2) the SMB dissector when SMB transaction payload reassembly is enabled.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 87.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 27, 2005

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

References (36)

secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17254
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17286
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17327
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17377
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17392
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/17480
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/21813
secalert@redhathttp://securitytracker.com/id?1015082
secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1171
secalert@redhathttp://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.html
secalert@redhathttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-25.xml
secalert@redhathttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
secalert@redhathttp://www.osvdb.org/20125
secalert@redhathttp://www.osvdb.org/20133
secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2005-3242?

CVE-2005-3242 is a none vulnerability published on October 27, 2005. Ethereal 0.10.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors in (1) the IrDA dissector and (2) the SMB dissector when SMB transaction payload reassembly is enabled.

When was CVE-2005-3242 disclosed?

CVE-2005-3242 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 27, 2005, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2005-3242 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3242 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 87.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2005-3242?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-3242, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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