Gentoo 200311-04 Normal: Ethereal Multi-Exploit Remote Code Risk

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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200311-04
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GLSA:        200311-04
package:     net-analyzer/ethereal
summary:     Security problems in Ethereal 0.9.15
severity:    normal
Gentoo bug:  32691
date:        2003-11-22
CVE:         none
exploit:     remote
affected:    <0.9.16 fixed:>=0.9.16

DESCRIPTION:


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  Potential security issues have been discovered in the following protocol
  dissectors:

    * An improperly formatted GTP MSISDN string could cause a buffer
      overflow.

    * A malformed ISAKMP or MEGACO packet could make Ethereal or
      Tethereal crash.

    * The SOCKS dissector was susceptible to a heap overlfow.

  Impact:

    It may be possible to make Ethereal crash or run arbitrary code
    by injecting a purposefully malformed packet onto the wire...
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