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CVE-2004-1142

First published: Wed Dec 15 2004(Updated: )

Ethereal 0.9.0 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain malformed SMB packet.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Ethereal=0.9
Ethereal=0.9.1
Ethereal=0.9.2
Ethereal=0.9.3
Ethereal=0.9.4
Ethereal=0.9.5
Ethereal=0.9.6
Ethereal=0.9.7
Ethereal=0.9.8
Ethereal=0.9.9
Ethereal=0.9.10
Ethereal=0.9.11
Ethereal=0.9.12
Ethereal=0.9.13
Ethereal=0.9.14
Ethereal=0.9.15
Ethereal=0.9.16
Ethereal=0.10
Ethereal=0.10.1
Ethereal=0.10.2
Ethereal=0.10.3
Ethereal=0.10.4
Ethereal=0.10.5
Ethereal=0.10.6
Ethereal=0.10.7
SGI ProPack=3.0
Conectiva Linux=9.0
Conectiva Linux=10.0
ALT Linux=2.3
ALT Linux=2.3
Debian=3.0
Debian=3.0
Debian=3.0
Debian=3.0
Debian=3.0
Debian=3.0
Debian=3.0
Debian=3.0
Debian=3.0
Debian=3.0
Debian=3.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=3.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=3.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=3.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=3.0
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation=2.1
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation=2.1
SUSE Linux=8.0
SUSE Linux=8.0
SUSE Linux=8.1
SUSE Linux=8.2
SUSE Linux=9.0
SUSE Linux=9.0
SUSE Linux=9.1
SUSE Linux=9.2

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/13468/

Remedy

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-061.shtml

Remedy

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-613

Remedy

http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00016.html

Remedy

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-15.xml

Remedy

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-037.html

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11943

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2004-1142?

    CVE-2004-1142 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability, leading to high CPU consumption.

  • How do I fix CVE-2004-1142?

    To fix CVE-2004-1142, upgrade to a version of Ethereal that is not affected, specifically any version later than 0.10.7.

  • What versions of Ethereal are affected by CVE-2004-1142?

    CVE-2004-1142 affects Ethereal versions from 0.9.0 through 0.10.7.

  • Can CVE-2004-1142 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2004-1142 can be exploited remotely by sending a malformed SMB packet.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2004-1142?

    Exploitation of CVE-2004-1142 can lead to service interruption due to excessive CPU consumption.

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