Ethereal SNDCP dissector denial of service
| ethereal-sndcp-dissector-dos (26025) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Ethereal is vulnerable to a denial of service. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a malformed packet or trace file to cause the SNDCP dissector to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest stable version of Ethereal (0.99.0 or later), as listed in Ethereal Security Advisory enpa-sa-00023. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0420-8 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1049-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-04-17 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Ethereal Security Advisory enpa-sa-00023: Multiple problems in Ethereal versions 0.8.5 to 0.10.14.
- Ethereal Web site: Ethereal: Download.
- Ethereal Web site: Ethereal: A Network Protocol Analyzer.
- ASA-2006-128: ethereal security update (RHSA-2006-0420)
- BID-17682: Ethereal Multiple Protocol Dissector Vulnerabilities In Versions Prior To 0.99.0
- CVE-2006-1940: Unspecified vulnerability in Ethereal 0.10.4 up to 0.10.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abort) via the SNDCP dissector.
- DSA-1049: ethereal -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200604-17: Ethereal: Multiple vulnerabilities in protocol dissectors
- MDKSA-2006:077: Updated ethereal packages fix numerous vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2006-0420: ethereal security update
- SA19769: Ethereal Multiple Protocol Dissector Vulnerabilities
- SA20944: Avaya Products Ethereal Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015985: Ethereal Bugs in Multipe Dissectors Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Remote Deny Service
- SUSE-SR:2006:010: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1501: Ethereal Protocol Dissectors Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.4 - 0.10.14
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
Reported:
Apr 24, 2006
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