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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.70121
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 15 FEDORA-2011-9638 (wireshark)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to wireshark
announced via advisory FEDORA-2011-9638.

Update Information:

Wireshark 1.4.8 fixes the following vulnerabilities:

The Lucent/Ascend file parser was susceptible to an infinite loop. CVE-2011-2597.
The ANSI MAP dissector was susceptible to an infinite loop. CVE-2011-2698.

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #719753 - CVE-2011-2597 wireshark: infinite loop DoS in lucent/ascend file parser
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=719753
[ 2 ] Bug #723215 - CVE-2011-2698 wireshark: Infinite loop in the ANSI A Interface (IS-634/IOS) dissector
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723215

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-2011-9638

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
4.3

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2597
BugTraq ID: 48506
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48506
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063586.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063591.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:118
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14794
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025738
http://secunia.com/advisories/45086
http://secunia.com/advisories/45574
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2011:1262 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00021.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2011:1263 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00022.html
XForce ISS Database: wireshark-lucent-dos(68335)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68335
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2698
45086
45574
48947
49071
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49071
FEDORA-2011-9638
FEDORA-2011-9640
RHSA-2013:0125
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
[oss-security] 20110719 CVE Request -- Wireshark: Infinite loop in the ANSI A Interface (IS-634/IOS) dissector
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/19/5
[oss-security] 20110720 Re: CVE Request -- Wireshark: Infinite loop in the ANSI A Interface (IS-634/IOS) dissector
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/2
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=37930
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-10.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-11.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6044
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723215
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14610
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14610
wireshark-ansiamap-dos(69074)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69074
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