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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-17.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9d2c7ea7 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200604-17"> + <title>Ethereal: Multiple vulnerabilities in protocol dissectors</title> + <synopsis> + Ethereal is vulnerable to numerous vulnerabilities, potentially resulting + in the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Ethereal</product> + <announced>April 27, 2006</announced> + <revised>April 27, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>130505</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-analyzer/ethereal" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.99.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.99.0</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Ethereal is a feature-rich network protocol analyzer. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Coverity discovered numerous vulnerabilities in versions of + Ethereal prior to 0.99.0, including: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + buffer overflows in the ALCAP (CVE-2006-1934), COPS (CVE-2006-1935) + and telnet (CVE-2006-1936) dissectors.</li> + <li>buffer overflows + in the NetXray/Windows Sniffer and Network Instruments file code + (CVE-2006-1934).</li> + </ul> + <p> + For further details please consult the + references below. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An attacker might be able to exploit these vulnerabilities to crash + Ethereal or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user + running Ethereal, which could be the root user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Ethereal users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/ethereal-0.99.0"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1932">CVE-2006-1932</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1933">CVE-2006-1933</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1934">CVE-2006-1934</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1935">CVE-2006-1935</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1936">CVE-2006-1936</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1937">CVE-2006-1937</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1938">CVE-2006-1938</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1939">CVE-2006-1939</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1940">CVE-2006-1940</uri> + <uri link="http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00023.html">Ethereal enpa-sa-00023</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:35:49 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:10:07 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |