Description
Buffer overflow in X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code while Ethereal is parsing keysyms.
References
- CLSA-2002:505 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2002:088 vendor-advisory
- DSA-130 vendor-advisory
- 20020529 Potential security issues in Ethereal mailing-list
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00004.html
- ethereal-x11-dissector-bo(9203) vdb-entry
- RHSA-2002:036 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2002:170 vendor-advisory
- 4805 vdb-entry