Description
The IRC protocol dissector in Ethereal 0.10.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).
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 | 0.10.14-1.EL3.1 | RHSA-2006:0156 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2006:0156 Red Hat Security Advisory: ethereal security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- GLSA-200510-25 vendor-advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00005.html
- SUSE-SR:2006:005 vendor-advisory
- 17480 third-party-advisory
- 18911 third-party-advisory
- 19230 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0156 vendor-advisory
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00022.html
- SUSE-SR:2005:025 vendor-advisory
- 15219 vdb-entry
- 19130 third-party-advisory
- 1015414 vdb-entry
- 17370 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10616 vdb-entry signature
- 17377 third-party-advisory
- 18426 third-party-advisory
- 18331 third-party-advisory