GLSA 200803-32: Wireshark: Denial of Service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Wireshark: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 03/24/2008 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200803-32 |
Synopsis
Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark.Background
Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer with a graphical front-end.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-analyzer/wireshark | < 0.99.8 | >= 0.99.8 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple unspecified errors exist in the SCTP, SNMP, and TFTP dissectors.
Impact
A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service by sending a malformed packet.
Workaround
Disable the SCTP, SNMP, and TFTP dissectors.
Resolution
All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/wireshark-0.99.8"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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