4464 : Ethereal Color Filter File DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-03-22

Description

Ethereal contains a flaw that may allow a local denial of service. The issue is triggered when creating a malformed color filter file, and will result in loss of availability for the application. No further details have been provided.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.10.3 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Ethereal	Ethereal	0.10.2
		0.10.1
		0.10.0a
		0.10.0
		0.9.16
		0.9.15
		0.9.14
		0.9.13a
		0.9.13
		0.9.12
		0.9.11
		0.9.10
		0.9.8
		0.9.7
		0.9.6
		0.9.5
		0.9.4
		0.9.3
		0.9.2
		0.9.1
		0.9.0
		0.8.20
		0.8.19
		0.8.18
		0.8.17
		0.8.16
		0.8.15
		0.8.14-1
		0.8.14
		0.8.13

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 11185
ISS X-Force ID: 15572
CVE ID: 2004-1761 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 4462 4463
CERT VU: 695486
Keyword: enpa-sa-00013
Vendor URL: http://www.ethereal.com/
Other Advisory URL: http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00013.html

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-05-30 | Disagree?

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