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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2008:199)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 37900

Synopsis

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

Description

A number of vulnerabilities were discovered in Wireshark that could cause it to crash while processing malicious packets (CVE-2008-3146, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934).

This update provides Wireshark 1.0.3, which is not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 37900

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2008-199.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2009

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: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:2008.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3146, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934

CWE: 119, 20

MDVSA: 2008:199