Upgrade ethereal please. . .
Matt Zimmerman
mdz at ubuntu.com
Mon Mar 14 21:40:43 CST 2005
On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 10:19:53PM -0500, John Richard Moser wrote:
> Ethereal <0.10.10 has a serious security bug. This bug is detailed.
>
>
> http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/393190?ref=rss
>
> As you can see, this is a remote root. While this is a Universe
> package, it is a common *security tool* and thus it would be in all of
It's a surprisingly common security tool with a particularly horrific
security history. Don't worry; even if we upgrade to the new version, it
still has remote root vulnerabilities in it.
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- mdz
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