Red Hat update for ethereal
Secunia Advisory: SA17327
Release Date: 2005-10-26
Popularity: 7,460 views

Critical:
Highly 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 Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-3184
CVE-2005-3241
CVE-2005-3242
CVE-2005-3243
CVE-2005-3244
CVE-2005-3245
CVE-2005-3246
CVE-2005-3247
CVE-2005-3248
CVE-2005-3249


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) or compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA17254

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

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-809.html

Other References:
SA17254:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17254/


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