Is CVE-2004-1142 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-1142 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-1142?

CVE-2004-1142 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2004-1142?

Patch guidance is available from ethereal group security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2004-1142.

CVE-2004-1142 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2004-1142?

61 products: ethereal group ethereal, ethereal group ethereal, ethereal group ethereal, ethereal group ethereal, ethereal group ethereal, and 56 more.

Description

Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain malformed SMB packet.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ETHEREAL_GROUP
Published: 12/15/2004
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD