Ethereal multiple dissectors buffer overflows
| ethereal-multiple-dissectors-bo (15569) |  High Risk |
Description:
Ethereal is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows in the NetFlow, IGAP, EIGRP, PGM, IrDA, BGP, ISUP, TCAP and UCP protocol dissectors. By sending a malformed packet or creating a malformed packet trace file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause Ethereal to crash or possibly execute code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- Conectiva, Linux 8.0
- Conectiva, Linux 9.0
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Ethereal, Ethereal 0.8.13 - 0.10.2
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.1 PPC
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 1.3
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 2.0
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG CURRENT
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Linux 9.0
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Connectivity Server
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Database Server
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Office Server
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Ethereal (0.10.3 or later), when it becomes available from the Ethereal Web site. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of ethereal (0.10.3 or later), as listed in GLSA 200403-07. See References.
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest ethereal package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:835 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 8 and 9: 0.10.3-27097U90_2cl or later
For Red Hat Linux 9:
Upgrade to the latest ethereal package (0.10.3-0.90.1 or later), as listed in RHSA-2004:137-07. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody):
Upgrade to the latest ethereal package (0.9.4-1woody7 or later), as listed in DSA-511-1. See References.
For OpenPKG:
Refer to OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2004.015 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin 0-105, Multiple Vulnerabilities in Ethereal 0.10.2 at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-105.shtml.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:835, ethereal at http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000835.
- e-matters Security Advisory 03/2004, Multiple (13) Ethereal remote overflows at http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0403-advisories/032004.txt.
- Ethereal Application Note enpa-sa-00013, Multiple security problems in Ethereal 0.10.2 at http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00013.html.
- Ethereal Web site, The Ethereal Network Analyzer at http://www.ethereal.com/.
- GLSA 200403-07, Multiple remote overflows and vulnerabilities in Ethereal at http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/105872/104/.
- SecuriTeam Mailing List, Security Holes & Exploits 30 Mar 2004, Ethereal EIGRP Dissector Buffer Overflow Exploit at http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5EP0Y00CAE.html.
- BID-9952: Ethereal Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-0176: Multiple buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.8.13 to 0.10.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) NetFlow, (2) IGAP, (3) EIGRP, (4) PGM, (5) IrDA, (6) BGP, (7) ISUP, or (8) TCAP dissectors.
- DSA-511: ethereal -- buffer overflows
- GLSA-200403-07: Multiple remote overflows and vulnerabilities in Ethereal
- MDKSA-2004:024: Updated ethereal packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- OpenPKG-SA-2004.015: ethereal
- OSVDB ID: 6893: Ethereal BGP Dissector MPLS Label Overflow
- RHSA-2004-136: ethereal security update
- RHSA-2004-137: Updated Ethereal packages fix security issues
- SA11185: Ethereal Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2004:012: mc: local privilege escalation
- US-CERT VU#119876: Ethereal contains multiple vulnerabilities in the EIGRP protocol dissector
- US-CERT VU#125156: Ethereal contains multiple vulnerabilities in the UCP protocol dissector
- US-CERT VU#433596: Ethereal integer underflow when parsing malformed PGM packets with NAK lists
- US-CERT VU#591820: Ethereal fails to properly decode Transaction IDs within TCAP packets
- US-CERT VU#644886: Ethereal fails to properly parse NetFlow UDP packets with an overly large template_entry count
- US-CERT VU#659140: Ethereal ISUP protocol dissector fails to properly decode ISUP packets
- US-CERT VU#740188: Ethereal IrDA dissector plugin fails to properly parse IRCOM_PORT_NAME parameter
- US-CERT VU#864884: Ethereal contains multiple vulnerabilities in the IGAP protocol dissector
- US-CERT VU#931588: Ethereal fails to properly decode BGP packets containing MPLS IPv6 labels
- USN-82-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 22, 2004
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