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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.62851
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:wireshark -- SMTP Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following packages are affected:

wireshark
wireshark-lite
ethereal
ethereal-lite
tethereal
tethereal-lite

CVE-2008-5285
Wireshark 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial
of service via a long SMTP request, which triggers an infinite loop.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5285
BugTraq ID: 32422
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32422
Bugtraq: 20081122 [SVRT-04-08] Vulnerability in WireShark 1.0.4 for DoS Attack (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498562/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20081211 rPSA-2008-0336-1 tshark wireshark (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-November/065840.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:242
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/24/1
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11351
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021275
http://secunia.com/advisories/32840
http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4663
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3231
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