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author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-27.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-27.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-27.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a3283897bd06 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-27.xml @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200501-27"> + <title>Ethereal: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Ethereal, which may allow an attacker to + run arbitrary code, crash the program or perform DoS by CPU and disk + utilization. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ethereal</product> + <announced>2005-01-20</announced> + <revised>2005-01-20: 01</revised> + <bug>78559</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-analyzer/ethereal" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.10.9</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.10.9</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Ethereal is a feature rich network protocol analyzer. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + There are multiple vulnerabilities in versions of Ethereal earlier + than 0.10.9, including: + </p> + <ul> + <li>The COPS dissector could go into + an infinite loop (CAN-2005-0006).</li> + <li>The DLSw dissector could + cause an assertion, making Ethereal exit prematurely + (CAN-2005-0007).</li> + <li>The DNP dissector could cause memory + corruption (CAN-2005-0008).</li> + <li>The Gnutella dissector could cause + an assertion, making Ethereal exit prematurely (CAN-2005-0009).</li> + <li>The MMSE dissector could free statically-allocated memory + (CAN-2005-0010).</li> + <li>The X11 dissector is vulnerable to a string + buffer overflow (CAN-2005-0084).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An attacker might be able to use these vulnerabilities to crash + Ethereal, perform DoS by CPU and disk space utilization or even execute + arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Ethereal, which + could be the root user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + For a temporary workaround you can disable all affected protocol + dissectors by selecting Analyze->Enabled Protocols... and deselecting + them from the list. However, it is strongly recommended to upgrade to + the latest stable version. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Ethereal users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/ethereal-0.10.9"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0006">CAN-2005-0006</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0007">CAN-2005-0007</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0008">CAN-2005-0008</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0009">CAN-2005-0009</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0010">CAN-2005-0010</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0084">CAN-2005-0084</uri> + <uri link="http://www.ethereal.com/news/item_20050120_01.html">Ethereal Release Notes</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-01-18T21:23:59Z"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-01-20T22:30:28Z"> + lewk + </metadata> +</glsa> |