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Gentoo: GLSA-200503-16 High Severity: Ethereal Arbitrary Code Execution

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Ethereal, which may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code or crash the program.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: Ethereal: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: March 12, 2005 Bugs: #84547 ID: 200503-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Ethereal, which may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code or crash the program. Background ========= Ethereal is a feature rich network protocol analyzer. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-analyzer/ethereal < 0.10.10 > = 0.10.10 Description ========== There are multiple vulnerabilities in versions of Ethereal earlier than 0.10.10, including: * The Etheric and 3GPP2 A11 dissectors are vulnerable to buffer overflows (CAN-2005-0704 and CAN-2005-0699). * The GPRS-LLC could crash when the "ignore cipher bit" option is enabled (CAN-2005-0705). * Various vulnerabilities in the IAPP, JXTA, and sFlow dissectors. Impact ===== An attacker might be able to use these vulnerabilities to crash Ethereal and execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Ethereal, which could be the root user. Workaround ========= For a temporary workaround you can disable all affected protocol dissectors. However, it is strongly recommended that you upgrade to the latest stable version. Resolution ========= All Ethereal users should upgrade tothe latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =net-analyzer/ethereal-0.10.10" References ========= [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0699 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2005-0699 [ 2 ] CAN-2005-0704 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2005-0704 [ 3 ] CAN-2005-0705 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2005-0705 [ 4 ] Ethereal enpa-sa-00018 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200503-16 Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ . Celestial unveils numerous significant weaknesses affecting Arch Linux patrons. Refer to the bulletin for crucial patches and information.. Ethereal Security Advisory,Gentoo High Severity Updates,Protocol Analyzer Risks. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 12, 2005 Gentoo