rPath alert rPSA-2008-0092-1 (tshark,wireshark)

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rPSA-2008-0092-1 tshark wireshark
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Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:49:30 -0500
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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0092-1
Published: 2008-02-29
Products:
    rPath Linux 1

Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    tshark=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.99.8-0.1-1
    wireshark=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.99.8-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2296

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1070
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1071
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1072

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.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0092

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