Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2010:031)

high Nessus Plugin ID 44385

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This advisory updates Wireshark to the version 1.0.11, which fixes the following vulnerabilities :

The SMB and SMB2 dissectors could crash (CVE-2009-4377). The Infiniband dissector could crash on some platforms (CVE-2009-2563).
Several buffer overflows were discovered and fixed in the LWRES dissector.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 44385

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2010-031.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 2/3/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:dumpcap, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wireshark-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wireshark0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwireshark-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwireshark0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:rawshark, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tshark, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wireshark-tools, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/2/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2563, CVE-2009-4377

BID: 35748, 37407

CWE: 119

MDVSA: 2010:031