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>> Gentoo Security Update Fixes Ethereal Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes Ethereal Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2894
CVE ID : CVE-2005-3651
Rated as : High Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-12-15

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Gentoo has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in Ethereal. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the "dissect_ospf_v3_address_prefix()" [packet-ospf.c] function of the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol dissector when converting data into a human readable string, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise or crash a vulnerable system. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2830

ChangeLog

2005-12-15 : Initial release

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