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Family: Fedora Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
Fedora Core 3 2005-690: ethereal Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary Check for the version of the ethereal package
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2005-690 (ethereal).
Ethereal is a network traffic analyzer for Unix-ish operating systems.
This package lays base for libpcap, a packet capture and filtering
library, contains command-line utilities, and contains tests and
documentation for ethereal. A graphical user interface is packaged
separately to GTK+ package.
Update Information:
To reduce the risk of future vulnerabilities in Ethereal,
the ethereal and tethereal programs in this update have been
compiled as Position Independant Executables (PIE).
Solution : http://www.fedoranews.org/blog/index.php?p=804
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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