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Red Hat has released updated Ethereal packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Updated Ethereal packages fix security issues
Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:136-01
Issue date: 2004-03-30
Updated on: 2004-03-30
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keywords:
Cross references:
Obsoletes: RHSA-2004:002
CVE Names: CAN-2004-0176 CAN-2004-0365 CAN-2004-0367
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1. Topic:

Updated Ethereal packages that fix various security vulnerabilities are now available.



2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Problem description:

Ethereal is a program for monitoring network traffic.

Stefan Esser reported that Ethereal versions 0.10.1 and earlier contain stack overflows in the IGRP, PGM, Metflow, ISUP, TCAP, or IGAP dissectors. On a system where Ethereal is being run a remote attacker could send malicious packets that could cause Ethereal to crash or execute arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0176 to this issue.

Jonathan Heussser discovered that a carefully-crafted RADIUS packet could cause a crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0365 to this issue.

Ethereal 0.8.13 to 0.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a zero-length Presentation protocol selector. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0367 to this issue.

Users of Ethereal should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a version of Ethereal that is not vulnerable to these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla for more info):

118143 - CAN-2004-0176 Ethereal dissector overflows

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.src.rpm

i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.ia64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.src.rpm

ia64:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.ia64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.src.rpm

i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.src.rpm

i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.src.rpm

i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.ia64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.ppc.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.s390.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.s390x.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.src.rpm

i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.src.rpm

i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.ia64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
Available from Red Hat Network: ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.x86_64.rpm


7. Verification:

MD5 sum Package Name
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3ee5bfa1fae233434766cb103510a116 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.src.rpm
f453528f60469bbf0be712ca4cccc17e 2.1AS/en/os/i386/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.i386.rpm
3efbd9297cbbaabbe2990ec08574a979 2.1AS/en/os/i386/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.i386.rpm
809643577f1b8162c796f2e2e9022d28 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.ia64.rpm
75e7efb2ae55e705e814484a4e453122 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.ia64.rpm
3ee5bfa1fae233434766cb103510a116 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.src.rpm
809643577f1b8162c796f2e2e9022d28 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.ia64.rpm
75e7efb2ae55e705e814484a4e453122 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.ia64.rpm
3ee5bfa1fae233434766cb103510a116 2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.src.rpm
f453528f60469bbf0be712ca4cccc17e 2.1ES/en/os/i386/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.i386.rpm
3efbd9297cbbaabbe2990ec08574a979 2.1ES/en/os/i386/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.i386.rpm
3ee5bfa1fae233434766cb103510a116 2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.src.rpm
f453528f60469bbf0be712ca4cccc17e 2.1WS/en/os/i386/ethereal-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.i386.rpm
3efbd9297cbbaabbe2990ec08574a979 2.1WS/en/os/i386/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.AS21.1.i386.rpm
d89620409ec708cd7002c2764a8ae194 3AS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.src.rpm
fbed260c5d630709b964fe900d6108e4 3AS/en/os/i386/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm
01e3293274d2bff41dc5d0ef3afc5e95 3AS/en/os/i386/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm
6d7dc2add4dbfdfd6d676f91f98b4c66 3AS/en/os/ia64/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.ia64.rpm
a55ab17410f0d0e0477c4e4de6bf52af 3AS/en/os/ia64/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.ia64.rpm
c4c1da8a9a97f3f5f63419aa1d67f4ab 3AS/en/os/ppc/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.ppc.rpm
73459000523c3a39e100db884cfb84d9 3AS/en/os/ppc/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.ppc.rpm
d09e6fac0fe3322b4d554823e551d104 3AS/en/os/s390/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.s390.rpm
816bec72bfcab54d8c7fde10d324a7a4 3AS/en/os/s390/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.s390.rpm
123d3d6435b43cc66423b6d6bb33768a 3AS/en/os/s390x/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.s390x.rpm
72a02b44f24b34365f6ee296ac7fb9cd 3AS/en/os/s390x/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.s390x.rpm
4c260a40647d2163d39a4640c3184a15 3AS/en/os/x86_64/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
ab0f7d515ce5b7497a747292f1a4c6bf 3AS/en/os/x86_64/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
d89620409ec708cd7002c2764a8ae194 3ES/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.src.rpm
fbed260c5d630709b964fe900d6108e4 3ES/en/os/i386/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm
01e3293274d2bff41dc5d0ef3afc5e95 3ES/en/os/i386/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm
d89620409ec708cd7002c2764a8ae194 3WS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.src.rpm
fbed260c5d630709b964fe900d6108e4 3WS/en/os/i386/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm
01e3293274d2bff41dc5d0ef3afc5e95 3WS/en/os/i386/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.i386.rpm
6d7dc2add4dbfdfd6d676f91f98b4c66 3WS/en/os/ia64/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.ia64.rpm
a55ab17410f0d0e0477c4e4de6bf52af 3WS/en/os/ia64/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.ia64.rpm
4c260a40647d2163d39a4640c3184a15 3WS/en/os/x86_64/ethereal-0.10.3-0.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
ab0f7d515ce5b7497a747292f1a4c6bf 3WS/en/os/x86_64/ethereal-gnome-0.10.3-0.30E.1.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key is available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key.html

You can verify each package with the following command:

rpm --checksig -v

If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:

md5sum


8. References:

http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00013.html
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0176
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0365
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0367

9. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact.html

Copyright 2004 Red Hat, Inc.