openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2014:0836-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 76211

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

wireshark was updated to version 1.10.8 to fix a possible DoS in the frame metadissector (CVE-2014-4020).

Solution

Update the affected wireshark packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882602

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00049.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 76211

File Name: openSUSE-2014-440.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/25/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4020