Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not handle certain strings properly, with unknown consequences, in the (1) BGP, (2) WTP, (3) DNS, (4) 802.11, (5) ISAKMP, (6) WSP, (7) CLNP, (8) ISIS, and (9) RMI dissectors.
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A106
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00010.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-324
http://secunia.com/advisories/9007
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000662