Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : ethereal (MDKSA-2004:002)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14102

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in versions of Ethereal prior to 0.10.0 that can be exploited to make Ethereal crash by injecting malformed packets onto the wire or by convincing a user to read a malformed packet trace file. The first vulnerability is in the SMB dissector and the second is in the Q.391 dissector. It is not known whether or not these issues could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

The updated packages provide Ethereal 0.10.0 which is not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected ethereal package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14102

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2004-002.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ethereal, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2, 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: 1/13/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-1012, CVE-2003-1013

MDKSA: 2004:002

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