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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200406-01 (Ethereal)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200406-01.
Insight
Insight
Multiple vulnerabilities including one buffer overflow exist in Ethereal, which may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code or crash the program.
Solution
Solution
All Ethereal users should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-analyzer/ethereal-0.10.4' # emerge '>=net-analyzer/ethereal-0.10.4' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200406-01 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51022 http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00014.html