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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201406-33 ] Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 29 June 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201406-33
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 29, 2014
Bugs: #503792, #507298, #508506, #513094
ID: 201406-33

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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, the worst of
which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer formerly known as ethereal.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/wireshark < 1.10.8 *>= 1.8.15
>= 1.10.8

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 can cause arbitrary code execution or a Denial of
Service condition via a specially crafted packet.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Wireshark 1.8.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/wireshark-1.8.15"

All Wireshark 1.10.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/wireshark-1.10.8"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-2281
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2281
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-2282
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2282
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-2283
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2283
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-2299
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2299
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-2907
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2907
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-4020
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-4020
[ 7 ] CVE-2014-4174
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-4174

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-201406-33.xml

Concerns?
=========
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 2014 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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