Mandrake Linux Advisory: ethereal

Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory

Problem Description:

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.

References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0428

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0429

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0431

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0432

http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00010.html

Updated Packages:

Mandrake Linux 9.1:
b1564371c3ffbe52f832b1c9a7e05644
9.1/RPMS/ethereal-0.9.13-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
e36b73caf5b8ab321550e54d33ca8ac6
9.1/SRPMS/ethereal-0.9.13-1.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC:
cc375732dd25961875bfda6356c09dd6
ppc/9.1/RPMS/ethereal-0.9.13-1.1mdk.ppc.rpm
e36b73caf5b8ab321550e54d33ca8ac6
ppc/9.1/SRPMS/ethereal-0.9.13-1.1mdk.src.rpm

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for
more information):

To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for
you.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package
from one of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with “rpm -Fvh
*.rpm”. A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the
integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the
command:

rpm –checksig

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can
obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team
from:

https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours
to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services
that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be
obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_linux-mandrake.com