[security-alerts] FW: [SA18229] Ethereal GTP Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

["Kazennov, Vladimir" <Vladimir.Kazennov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> 
> TITLE:
> Ethereal GTP Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability
> 
> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA18229
> 
> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/18229/
> 
> CRITICAL:
> Not critical
> 
> IMPACT:
> DoS
> 
> WHERE:
> From remote
> 
> SOFTWARE:
> Ethereal 0.x
> http://secunia.com/product/1228/
> 
> DESCRIPTION:
> A vulnerability has been reported in Ethereal, which potentially can
> be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
> 
> The vulnerability is caused due to an infinite loop error in the GTP
> protocol dissector. This may be exploited to cause Ethereal to go
> into an infinite loop, consuming all CPU resources.
> 
> The vulnerability has been reported in versions 0.9.1 through
> 0.10.13.
> 
> SOLUTION:
> Update to version 0.10.14.
> http://www.ethereal.com/download.html
> 
> Note: The OSPF and IRC dissector vulnerabilities are also fixed in
> this version.
> 
> For more information:
> SA17973
> SA17370
> 
> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> Reported by vendor.
> 
> ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
> http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00022.html
> 
> OTHER REFERENCES:
> SA17973:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/17973/
> 
> SA17370:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/17370/
>