Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to wireshark announced via advisory FEDORA-2008-3040.
Update Information:
Upgrade to 1.0.0 fixes several security flaws (wireshark crashes, see BZ references).
References:
[ 1 ] Bug #435483 - CVE-2008-1072 wireshark: TFTP dissector crash https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435483 [ 2 ] Bug #440015 - CVE-2008-1562 wireshark: crash in LDAP dissector https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440015 [ 3 ] Bug #435481 - CVE-2008-1070 wireshark: SCTP dissector crash https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435481 [ 4 ] Bug #439943 - CVE-2008-1563 wireshark crash in SCCP dissector https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=439943 [ 5 ] Bug #440014 - CVE-2008-1561 wireshark: crash in X.509sat and Roofnet dissectors https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440014 [ 6 ] Bug #435482 - CVE-2008-1071 wireshark: SNMP dissector crash https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435482
Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.
This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use su -c 'yum update wireshark' at the command line. For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum, available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2008-3040
Risk factor : Medium
CVSS Score: 5.0
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