DSA-920-1 ethereal -- buffer overflow

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-920-1 ethereal -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:

13 Dec 2005

Affected Packages:

ethereal

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 342911.
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 15794.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-3651.

More information:

A buffer overflow has been discovered in ethereal, a commonly used network traffic analyser that causes a denial of service and may potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.4-1woody14.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.10.10-2sarge3.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your ethereal packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4.orig.tar.gz

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.9.4-1woody14_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.9.4-1woody14_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_alpha.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.9.4-1woody14_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.9.4-1woody14_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_arm.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.9.4-1woody14_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.9.4-1woody14_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.9.4-1woody14_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.9.4-1woody14_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_ia64.deb

HPPA:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.9.4-1woody14_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.9.4-1woody14_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_hppa.deb

Motorola 680x0:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.9.4-1woody14_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.9.4-1woody14_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_m68k.deb

Big endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.9.4-1woody14_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.9.4-1woody14_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_mips.deb

Little endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.9.4-1woody14_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.9.4-1woody14_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.9.4-1woody14_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.9.4-1woody14_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.9.4-1woody14_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.9.4-1woody14_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.9.4-1woody14_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.9.4-1woody14_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.9.4-1woody14_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10.orig.tar.gz

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.10.10-2sarge4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.10.10-2sarge4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_alpha.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.10.10-2sarge4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.10.10-2sarge4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.10.10-2sarge4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.10.10-2sarge4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_arm.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.10.10-2sarge4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.10.10-2sarge4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.10.10-2sarge4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.10.10-2sarge4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_ia64.deb

HPPA:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.10.10-2sarge4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.10.10-2sarge4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_hppa.deb

Motorola 680x0:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.10.10-2sarge4_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.10.10-2sarge4_m68k.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_m68k.deb

Big endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.10.10-2sarge4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.10.10-2sarge4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_mips.deb

Little endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.10.10-2sarge4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.10.10-2sarge4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.10.10-2sarge4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.10.10-2sarge4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.10.10-2sarge4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.10.10-2sarge4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-common_0.10.10-2sarge4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/ethereal-dev_0.10.10-2sarge4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/ethereal/tethereal_0.10.10-2sarge4_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.