Wireshark version 1.4.2 fixes several security issues that allowed attackers to crash wireshark or potentially even execute arbitrary code

(CVE-2010-1455, CVE-2010-2283, CVE-2010-2284, CVE-2010-2285, CVE-2010-2286, CVE-2010-2287, CVE-2010-2992, CVE-2010-2993, CVE-2010-2994, CVE-2010-2995, CVE-2010-3445, CVE-2010-4300, CVE-2010-4301)

The installed version of Wireshark is 1.2.x less than 1.2.13 or 1.4.x less than 1.4.2.  Such versions are affected by the following vulnerabilities:

  - An error exists in the LDSS dissector that allows     a series of malformed packets to cause a buffer     overflow. (5318)

  - An error exists in the ZigBee ZCL dissector that allows     a series of malformed packets to cause the dissector to     enter an infinite loop. (5303)

Wireshark was updated to version 1.4.4 to fix several security issues

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201110-02 (Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark. Please       review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could send specially crafted packets on a network       being monitored by Wireshark, entice a user to open a malformed packet       trace file using Wireshark, or deploy a specially crafted Lua script for       use by Wireshark, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code,       or a Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Wireshark was updated to version 1.4.4 to fix several security issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
75771	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0010-2)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	6/13/2014	1/14/2021	critical
53808	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0010-2)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	5/5/2011	1/14/2021	critical
50678	Wireshark < 1.2.13 / 1.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	11/22/2010	3/9/2023	medium
53315	SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 4267)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	4/7/2011	1/19/2021	critical
56426	GLSA-201110-02 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	10/10/2011	1/6/2021	critical
53319	SuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 7439)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	4/7/2011	1/19/2021	critical
53689	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0010-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	5/5/2011	1/14/2021	critical
57261	SuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 7438)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	12/13/2011	1/19/2021	critical

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