Description
Unknown vulnerability several dissectors in Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by reassembling certain packets.
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 | 0.10.12-1.EL3.1 | RHSA-2005:687 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2005:687 Red Hat Security Advisory: ethereal security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00020.html
- GLSA-200507-27 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2005:019 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:687 vendor-advisory
- FLSA-2006:152922 vendor-advisory
- 14399 vdb-entry
- 16225 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10059 vdb-entry signature