rPath alert rPSA-2007-0137-1 (tshark, wireshark)

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rPSA-2007-0137-1 tshark wireshark
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Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:11:52 -0400
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rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0137-1
Published: 2007-07-11
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    tshark=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/0.99.6-0.1-1
    wireshark=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/0.99.6-0.1-1

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3389
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3390
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3391
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3392
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3393
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1498

Description:
    Previous versions of the wireshark package are vulnerable
    to multiple types of Denial of Service attacks, including
    crashes and excessive memory consumption.  It has not been
    determined that these vulnerabilities can be exploited to
    execute malicious code.

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