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Mandriva Update for wireshark MDVSA-2012:125 (wireshark)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wireshark' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
Multiple vulnerabilities was found and corrected in Wireshark: It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file (CVE-2012-4048). It may be possible to make Wireshark consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file (CVE-2012-4049). This advisory provides the latest versiona of Wireshark (1.4.14, 1.6.8) which is not vulnerable to these issues.
Affected Software
Affected Software
wireshark on Mandriva Linux 2011.0, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.