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Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities - July08 (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
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
The host is running Wiresharkl, which is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
The flaws exist due to errors in GSM SMS dissector, PANA and KISMET dissectors, RTMPT dissector, RMI dissector, and in syslog dissector.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark versions prior to 1.0.1 on Linux (All).
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to wireshark to 1.0.1 or later. Quick Fix : Disable the following dissectors, GSM SMS, PANA, KISMET, RTMPT, and RMI