6134 : Ethereal MMSE Dissector Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-05-14

Description

A remote overflow exists in Ethereal. The product fails to handle malformed packets, malformed trace files, and malformed color filter files resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause Ethereal to crash or run arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.10.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Ethereal	Ethereal	0.10.1
		0.10.2
		0.10.3

References

Bugtraq ID: 10347
Secunia Advisory ID: 11608 11776
ISS X-Force ID: 16152
Related OSVDB ID: 6131 6132 6133
Other Advisory URL: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-150.shtml
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00014.html
Vendor URL: http://www.ethereal.com/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00014.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-01.xml

Tools & Filters

	12645

Credit

Ethereal Group - Ethereal Group

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