Red Hat update for ethereal
Secunia Advisory: SA14632
Release Date: 2005-03-18
Popularity: 5,978 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 for Itanium
RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-0699
CVE-2005-0704
CVE-2005-0705
CVE-2005-0739


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for ethereal. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA14540

Solution:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com/

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-306.html

Other References:
SA14540:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14540/


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