Debian Security Advisory

DSA-920-1 ethereal -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:

13 Dec 2005

Affected Packages:

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.