Oracle Linux 5 : wireshark (ELSA-2010-0625)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68084

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2010-0625 advisory.

- fixes CVE-2010-2287 CVE-2010-2284
- fix corner case in CVE-2010-2284
- fixes CVE-2010-1455 CVE-2010-2283 CVE-2010-2284 CVE-2010-2286 CVE-2010-2287

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected wireshark and / or wireshark-gnome packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 68084

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0625.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 4/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-2995

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-2283

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:wireshark-gnome, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1455, CVE-2010-2283, CVE-2010-2284, CVE-2010-2286, CVE-2010-2287, CVE-2010-2995

BID: 39950, 40728

RHSA: 2010:0625

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