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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50729
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2003:070 (ethereal)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to ethereal
announced via advisory MDKSA-2003:070.

A number of string handling bugs were found in the packet dissectors in
ethereal that can be exploited using specially crafted packets to cause
ethereal to consume excessive amounts of memory, crash, or even execute
arbitray code.

These vulnerabilities have been fixed upsteam in ethereal 0.9.13 and
all users are encouraged to upgrade.

Affected versions: 9.1

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2003:070
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0428
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0429
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0431
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0432
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00010.html

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
10.0

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0428
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#542540
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542540
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:662
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000662
Debian Security Information: DSA-324 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-324
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A75
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-077.html
SCO Security Bulletin: CSSA-2003-030.0
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-030.0.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/9007
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0429
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A84
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0431
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A101
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0432
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A106
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