7537 : Ethereal SMB SID Snooping No Policy Handle DoS
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Disclosure

Jul 06, 2004

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Unknown

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Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

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Description

Ethereal contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when SMB SID snooping is used and there is no policy name for a handle, which will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.10.5 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s): disable SID snooping in the SMB protocol preferences.

Products

Ethereal
Watch-list
Ethereal
Watch-list
0.9.15
0.10.3
0.10.0
0.10.1
0.10.2
0.9.16
0.10.0a
0.10.4

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