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GLSA-200809-17 : Wireshark: Multiple Denials of Service
critical Nessus Plugin ID 34298
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200809-17 (Wireshark: Multiple Denials of Service)The following vulnerabilities were reported:
Multiple buffer overflows in the NCP dissector (CVE-2008-3146).
Infinite loop in the NCP dissector (CVE-2008-3932).
Invalid read in the tvb_uncompress() function when processing zlib compressed data (CVE-2008-3933).
Unspecified error when processing Textronix .rf5 files (CVE-2008-3934).
Impact :
A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending specially crafted packets on a network being monitored by Wireshark or by enticing a user to read a malformed packet trace file, causing a Denial of Service.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/wireshark-1.0.3'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 34298
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200809-17.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 9/26/2008
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:wireshark, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3146, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934