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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4060-1 (wireshark - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
It was discovered that wireshark, a network protocol analyzer, contained several vulnerabilities in the dissectors for CIP Safety, IWARP_MPA, NetBIOS, Profinet I/O and AMQP, which result in denial of dervice or the execution of arbitrary code.
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 the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u12. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages. For the detailed security status of wireshark please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.