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From: Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201006-05 ] Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:08:07
Message-Id: 4C052A11.7010302@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201006-05
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: June 01, 2010
10 Bugs: #297388, #318935
11 ID: 201006-05
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Wireshark.
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20 Background
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23 Wireshark is a versatile network protocol analyzer.
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25 Affected packages
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29 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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31 1 net-analyzer/wireshark < 1.2.8-r1 >= 1.2.8-r1
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33 Description
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36 Multiple vulnerabilities were found in the Daintree SNA file parser,
37 the SMB, SMB2, IPMI, and DOCSIS dissectors. For further information
38 please consult the CVE entries referenced below.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service and possibly execute
44 arbitrary code via crafted packets or malformed packet trace files.
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46 Workaround
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49 There is no known workaround at this time.
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51 Resolution
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54 All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/wireshark-1.2.8-r1"
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59 References
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62 [ 1 ] CVE-2009-4376
63 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4376
64 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-4377
65 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4377
66 [ 3 ] CVE-2009-4378
67 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4378
68 [ 4 ] CVE-2010-1455
69 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1455
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71 Availability
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74 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
75 the Gentoo Security Website:
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77 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-05.xml
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79 Concerns?
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82 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
83 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
84 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
85 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
86 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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88 License
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91 Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
92 belongs to its owner(s).
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94 The contents of this document are licensed under the
95 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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97 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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