1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200803-32 / wireshark |
| Release Date | March 24, 2008 |
| Latest Revision | March 24, 2008: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| net-analyzer/wireshark | < 0.99.8 | >= 0.99.8 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #212149
Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark.
Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer with a graphical front-end.
Multiple unspecified errors exist in the SCTP, SNMP, and TFTP dissectors.
A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service by sending a malformed packet.
Disable the SCTP, SNMP, and TFTP dissectors.
All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/wireshark-0.99.8" |