Description
Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) and possibly fill available disk space via an invalid RTP timestamp.
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 | 0.10.9-1.EL3.1 | RHSA-2005:011 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2005:011 Red Hat Security Advisory: ethereal security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10484 vdb-entry signature
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00016.html
- CLA-2005:916 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200412-15 vendor-advisory
- 13468 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2004:152 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:037 vendor-advisory
- 11943 vdb-entry
- Ethereal-rtp-dos(18485) vdb-entry
- FLSA-2006:152922 vendor-advisory
- P-061 third-party-advisory government-resource