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 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

Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal.

Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in the Wireshark SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine (UDVM) dissector. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2010-2287, CVE-2010-2995)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2010-1455, CVE-2010-2283, CVE-2010-2284, CVE-2010-2286)

Users of Wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.15, and resolve these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2010:0625 :

Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal.

Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in the Wireshark SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine (UDVM) dissector. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2010-2287, CVE-2010-2995)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2010-1455, CVE-2010-2283, CVE-2010-2284, CVE-2010-2286)

Users of Wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.15, and resolve these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

The installed version of Wireshark or Ethereal is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities. 

  - The SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine could     potentially overflow a buffer. (Bug 4867)

  - The ANS.1 BER dissector could potentially exhaust the     stack memory. (Bug 4984)

  - The GSM A RR dissector is affected by denial of service     issue. (Bug 4897)

  - The IPMI dissector could get stuck in an infinite loop.     (Bug 5053)

Several implementation errors in the dissector of the Wireshark network traffic analyzer for the ASN.1 BER protocol and in the SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

This advisory updates wireshark to the latest version(s), fixing several security issues :

The SMB dissector in Wireshark 0.99.6 through 1.0.13, and 1.2.0 through 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unknown vectors (CVE-2010-2283).

Buffer overflow in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 0.10.13 through 1.0.13 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.8 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors (CVE-2010-2284).

The SMB PIPE dissector in Wireshark 0.8.20 through 1.0.13 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unknown vectors (CVE-2010-2285).

The SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine dissector in Wireshark 0.10.7 through 1.0.13 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors (CVE-2010-2286).

Buffer overflow in the SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine dissector in Wireshark 0.10.8 through 1.0.13 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.8 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors (CVE-2010-2287).

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
53808	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0010-2)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	5/5/2011	1/14/2021	critical
56426	GLSA-201110-02 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	10/10/2011	1/6/2021	critical
53315	SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 4267)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	4/7/2011	1/19/2021	critical
48409	CentOS 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2010:0625)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	8/24/2010	1/4/2021	critical
68084	Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (ELSA-2010-0625)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	7/12/2013	1/14/2021	critical
75771	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0010-2)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	6/13/2014	1/14/2021	critical
48213	Wireshark / Ethereal < 1.0.15 / 1.2.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	8/2/2010	3/9/2023	high
49058	Debian DSA-2101-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	9/1/2010	1/4/2021	critical
48186	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2010:113)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	7/30/2010	1/6/2021	critical
48314	RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (RHSA-2010:0625)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	8/12/2010	1/14/2021	critical
53689	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0010-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	5/5/2011	1/14/2021	critical
53319	SuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 7439)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	4/7/2011	1/19/2021	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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