Ethereal contains a flaw related to the RSVP dissector that may allow a remote attacker to cause the application to consume all available system memory. No further details have been provided.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Denial of Service
Impact:
Loss of Availability
Solution
Upgrade to version 0.10.13 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.