Description
Unknown vulnerability in the (1) GIOP dissector, (2) WBXML, or (3) CAMEL dissector in Ethereal 0.8.20 through 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain packets that cause a null pointer dereference.
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 3 | ethereal +1 | 0.10.12-1.EL3.1 | RHSA-2005:687 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2005:687 Red Hat Security Advisory: ethereal security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-853-1 ethereal - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00020.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10007 vdb-entry signature
- GLSA-200507-27 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2005:019 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:687 vendor-advisory
- DSA-853 vendor-advisory
- 18386 vdb-entry
- 16225 third-party-advisory
- FLSA-2006:152922 vendor-advisory
- 14399 vdb-entry
- 17102 third-party-advisory