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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 826-1] wireshark security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.8

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

It was discovered that there was denial of service vulnerability in wireshark, a network traffic analyzer. A malformed NATO Ground Moving Target Indicator Format ('STANAG 4607') capture file could cause a memory exhausion/infinite loop.

Affected Software

Affected Software

wireshark on Debian Linux

Detection Method

Detection Method

This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', this issue has been fixed in wireshark version 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u6. We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)