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EtherApe RPC Packet Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
12 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with EtherApe and is prone to denial of service vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in the add_conversation function in 'conversations.c' when processing specially crafted RPC packet.
Affected Software
Affected Software
EtherApe version prior to 0.9.12
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to EtherApe version 0.9.12 or later.