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Multiple vulnerabilities in Ethereal versions 0.9.0 to 0.10.7

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21/12/2004 12:00 UTC+1000
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UNIX variants Linux variants Windows Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Denial of Service Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CAN-2004-1142 CAN-2004-1141 CAN-2004-1140 CAN-2004-1139 Original Bulletin: http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00016.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Summary - ------- Name: Multiple problems in Ethereal versions 0.9.0 to 0.10.7 Docid: enpa-sa-00016 Date: December 15, 2004 Versions affected: 0.9.0 up to and including 0.10.7 Severity: High Details - ------- Description: Issues have been discovered in the following protocol dissectors: * Matthew Bing discovered a bug in DICOM dissection that could make Ethereal crash. Versions affected: 0.10.4 - 0.10.7 CVE: CAN-2004-1139 * An invalid RTP timestamp could make Ethereal hang and create a large temporary file, possibly filling available disk space. Versions affected: 0.9.16 - 0.10.7 CVE: CAN-2004-1140 * The HTTP dissector could access previously-freed memory, causing a crash. Versions affected: 0.10.1 - 0.10.7 CVE: CAN-2004-1141 * Brian Caswell discovered that an improperly formatted SMB packet could make Ethereal hang, maximizing CPU utilization. Versions affected: 0.9.0 - 0.10.7 CVE: CAN-2004-1142 Impact: It may be possible to make Ethereal crash or run arbitrary code by injecting a purposefully malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.