Gentoo alert 201006-05 (wireshark)

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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201006-05 ] Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities 
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Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:41:05 +0200
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201006-05
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
      Date: June 01, 2010
      Bugs: #297388, #318935
        ID: 201006-05

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Wireshark.

Background
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Wireshark is a versatile network protocol analyzer.

Affected packages
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     Package                 /  Vulnerable  /               Unaffected
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  1  net-analyzer/wireshark     < 1.2.8-r1                 >= 1.2.8-r1

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in the Daintree SNA file parser,
the SMB, SMB2, IPMI, and DOCSIS dissectors. For further information
please consult the CVE entries referenced below.

Impact
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A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service and possibly execute
arbitrary code via crafted packets or malformed packet trace files.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/wireshark-1.2.8-r1"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2009-4376
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4376
  [ 2 ] CVE-2009-4377
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4377
  [ 3 ] CVE-2009-4378
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4378
  [ 4 ] CVE-2010-1455
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1455

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-05.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
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