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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200507-27 (Ethereal)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 200507-27.
Insight
Insight
Ethereal is vulnerable to numerous vulnerabilities potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code or abnormal termination.
Solution
Solution
All Ethereal users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/ethereal-0.10.12' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200507-27 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100316 http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00020.html