5.0
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2004-1140
Ethereal RTP Timestamp Buffer Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) and possibly fill available disk space via an invalid RTP timestamp.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-1140 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ethereal_group ethereal
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The vulnerability can be resolved by updating the affected software packages to a patched version.
  • Update the affected packages.
  • Upgrade to the latest version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-1140.

URL Resource
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000916
http://secunia.com/advisories/13468/ Patch
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-061.shtml Vendor Advisory
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00016.html Vendor Advisory URL Repurposed
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-15.xml Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:152
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-037.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11943 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18485
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10484
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000916
http://secunia.com/advisories/13468/ Patch
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-061.shtml Vendor Advisory
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00016.html Vendor Advisory URL Repurposed
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-15.xml Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:152
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-037.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11943 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18485
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10484
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-1140 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-1140 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-1140 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-1140 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000916
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/13468/
    Added Reference http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-061.shtml
    Added Reference http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00016.html
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-15.xml
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:152
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-037.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11943
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18485
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10484
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10484 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10484 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/18485 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18485 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 20, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.20 }} -4.11%

score

0.87667

percentile