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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200311-05.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200311-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..aad9e9816cff --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200311-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200311-05"> + <title>Ethereal: security problems in ethereal 0.9.15</title> + <synopsis> + Ethereal is vulnerable to heap and buffer overflows in the GTP, ISAKMP, + MEGACO, and SOCKS protocol dissectors. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Ethereal</product> + <announced>2003-11-22</announced> + <revised>2003-11-22: 01</revised> + <bug>32691</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-analyzer/ethereal" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.9.16</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.9.16</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Ethereal is a popular network protocol analyzer. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Ethereal contains buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the GTP, ISAKMP, and + MEGACO protocol dissectors, and a heap overflow vulnerability in the SOCKS + protocol dissector, which could cause Ethereal to crash or to execute + arbitrary code. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could craft a malformed packet which would cause Ethereal + to crash or run arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running + Ethereal. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time, other than to disable the GTP, + ISAKMP, MEGACO, and SOCKS protocol dissectors. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running + net-analyzer/ethereal 0.9.x upgrade: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + # emerge -pv '>=net-analyzer/ethereal-0.9.16' + # emerge '>=net-analyzer/ethereal-0.9.16' + # emerge clean</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00011.html">Ethereal Security Advisory</uri> + </references> +</glsa> |