Description
Ethereal 0.10.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors in (1) the IrDA dissector and (2) the SMB dissector when SMB transaction payload reassembly is enabled.
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 ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.1 | ethereal | 0.10.10-2sarge8 | DSA-1171 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 3 | ethereal +1 | 0.10.13-1.EL3.1 | RHSA-2005:809 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2005:809 Red Hat Security Advisory: ethereal security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-1171 ethereal - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- RHSA-2005:809 vendor-advisory
- 17327 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200510-25 vendor-advisory
- 17392 third-party-advisory
- 17480 third-party-advisory
- 1015082 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10558 vdb-entry signature
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.html
- 20125 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2005:025 vendor-advisory
- 17286 third-party-advisory
- 20133 vdb-entry
- DSA-1171 vendor-advisory
- 21813 third-party-advisory
- FLSA-2006:152922 vendor-advisory
- 17377 third-party-advisory
- 15148 vdb-entry
- 17254 third-party-advisory