Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the WSP dissector in Ethereal 0.10.1 to 0.10.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or corrupt memory via unknown vectors that cause Ethereal to free an invalid pointer.
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
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9313 vdb-entry signature
- SUSE-SR:2005:025 vendor-advisory
- 17286 third-party-advisory
- 20136 vdb-entry
- FLSA-2006:152922 vendor-advisory
- 17377 third-party-advisory
- 15148 vdb-entry
- 17254 third-party-advisory