Description
Unknown vulnerability in the MMSE dissector in Ethereal 0.10.4 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by triggering a free of statically allocated memory.
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
- 12326 vdb-entry
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00017.html
- RHSA-2005:037 vendor-advisory
- 13946 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2005:011 vendor-advisory
- ethereal-mmse-free-memory(19003) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9521 vdb-entry signature
- GLSA-200501-27 vendor-advisory
- P-106 third-party-advisory government-resource
- FLSA-2006:152922 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:013 vendor-advisory