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Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities Feb 09 (Linux)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.

Insight

Insight

Multiple flaws are due to, - a boundary error in the processing of NetScreen Snoop capture files. - format string vulnerability in wireshark through format string specifiers in the HOME environment variable. - improper handling of Tektronix K12 text capture files as demonstrated by a file with exactly one frame.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Wireshark for Linux version 0.99.6 through 1.0.5.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version 1.0.6.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)