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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120427
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2014-446)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'wireshark' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-446 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wireshark' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-446 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2014-6429, CVE-2014-6430, CVE-2014-6431, CVE-2014-6432)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2014-6421, CVE-2014-6422, CVE-2014-6423, CVE-2014-6424, CVE-2014-6425, CVE-2014-6426, CVE-2014-6427, CVE-2014-6428)

Affected Software/OS:
'wireshark' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2014-6421
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1676
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1677
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
http://secunia.com/advisories/61929
http://secunia.com/advisories/61933
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2014:1221 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1249 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6422
Debian Security Information: DSA-3049 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3049
http://secunia.com/advisories/60578
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6423
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6424
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6425
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6426
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6427
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6428
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6429
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6430
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6431
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6432
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