CVE-2005-3242
First published: Thu Oct 27 2005(Updated: )
Ethereal 0.10.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors in (1) the IrDA dissector and (2) the SMB dissector when SMB transaction payload reassembly is enabled.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | =0.10.0 | |
| 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 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.8 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.9 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.10 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.11 | |
| Ethereal | =0.10.12 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-25.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17377
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00003.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-809.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15148
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015082
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17254
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17286
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17327
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17392
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17480
- http://www.osvdb.org/20125
- http://www.osvdb.org/20133
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21813
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10558
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2005-3242?
CVE-2005-3242 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service situation.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3242?
To fix CVE-2005-3242, update Ethereal to version 0.10.13 or later.
What versions of Ethereal are affected by CVE-2005-3242?
Ethereal versions 0.10.12 and earlier are affected by CVE-2005-3242.
What types of attacks are associated with CVE-2005-3242?
CVE-2005-3242 is associated with remote denial of service attacks via the IrDA and SMB dissectors.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2005-3242?
A temporary workaround for CVE-2005-3242 is to disable SMB transaction payload reassembly.
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