1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200808-04 / wireshark |
| Release Date | August 06, 2008 |
| Latest Revision | August 06, 2008: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| net-analyzer/wireshark | < 1.0.2 | >= 1.0.2 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #230411, #231587
Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark.
Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer with a graphical front-end.
Multiple vulnerabilities related to memory management were discovered in the GSM SMS dissector (CVE-2008-3137), the PANA and KISMET dissectors (CVE-2008-3138), the RTMPT dissector (CVE-2008-3139), the syslog dissector (CVE-2008-3140) and the RMI dissector (CVE-2008-3141) and when reassembling fragmented packets (CVE-2008-3145).
A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a specially crafted packet on a network being monitored by Wireshark or enticing a user to read a malformed packet trace file, causing a Denial of Service.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/wireshark-1.0.2" |