Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ethereal (MDKSA-2003:051)

high Nessus Plugin ID 14035

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in Ethereal 0.9.9 and earlier that allows a remote attacker to use specially crafted SOCKS packets to cause a denial of service (DoS) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

A similar vulnerability also exists in the NTLMSSP code in Ethereal 0.9.9 and earlier, due to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Solution

Update the affected ethereal package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14035

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2003-051.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ethereal, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/24/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0081, CVE-2003-0159

MDKSA: 2003:051

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