Description
Unknown vulnerability in Ethereal 0.8.13 to 0.10.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed color filter file.
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.1 | RHSA-2004:136 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2004:136 Red Hat Security Advisory: ethereal security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- VU#695486 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2004:136 vendor-advisory
- 11185 third-party-advisory
- ethereal-colour-filter-dos(15572) vdb-entry
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00013.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10013 vdb-entry signature