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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201312-13 ] Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 16 December 2013
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201312-13
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 16, 2013
Bugs: #484582, #490434
ID: 201312-13

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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, allowing remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.

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 < 1.10.3 >= 1.10.3
*>= 1.8.11

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Wireshark 1.10 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/wireshark-1.10.3"

All Wireshark 1.8 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/wireshark-1.8.11"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-5717
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5717
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-5718
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5718
[ 3 ] CVE-2013-5719
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5719
[ 4 ] CVE-2013-5720
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5720
[ 5 ] CVE-2013-5721
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5721
[ 6 ] CVE-2013-5722
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5722
[ 7 ] CVE-2013-6336
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6336
[ 8 ] CVE-2013-6337
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6337
[ 9 ] CVE-2013-6338
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6338
[ 10 ] CVE-2013-6339
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6339
[ 11 ] CVE-2013-6340
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6340

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-201312-13.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 2013 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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