Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20040378
Revision Date:2004-09-28Version:503
Title:RHSA-2004:378: ethereal security update (Moderate)
Description:Ethereal is a program for monitoring network traffic.

The SNMP dissector in Ethereal releases 0.8.15 through 0.10.4 contained a memory read flaw. On a system where Ethereal is running, a remote attacker could send malicious packets that could cause Ethereal to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0635 to this issue.

The SMB dissector in Ethereal releases 0.9.15 through 0.10.4 contained a null pointer flaw. On a system where Ethereal is running, a remote attacker could send malicious packets that could cause Ethereal to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0634 to this issue.

The iSNS dissector in Ethereal releases 0.10.3 through 0.10.4 contained an integer overflow flaw. On a system where Ethereal is running, a remote attacker could send malicious packets that could cause Ethereal to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0633 to this issue.

Users of Ethereal should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a version that is not vulnerable to these issues.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2004-0633
CVE-2004-0634
CVE-2004-0635
RHSA-2004:378-02
Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is installed
  • AND Package Information
  • ethereal-gnome is earlier than 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
  • AND ethereal-gnome is signed with Red Hat master key
  • OR
  • ethereal is earlier than 0:0.10.5-0.30E.2
  • AND ethereal is signed with Red Hat master key
  • BACK