Description
Ethereal 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain SIP messages between Hotsip servers and clients.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 3 | ethereal +1 | 0.10.3-0.30E.2 | RHSA-2004:234 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2004:234 Red Hat Security Advisory: ethereal security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- 11776 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:982 vdb-entry signature
- CLA-2005:916 vendor-advisory
- 10347 vdb-entry
- 11608 third-party-advisory
- 11836 third-party-advisory
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00014.html
- RHSA-2004:234 vendor-advisory
- O-150 third-party-advisory government-resource
- ethereal-sip-packet-dos(16148) vdb-entry
- GLSA-200406-01 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9769 vdb-entry signature
- [Ethereal-users] 20040503 Re: HotSIP sip-messages crasching ethereal mailing-list
- 1010158 vdb-entry
- 6131 vdb-entry