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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880862
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for wireshark CESA-2009:1100 centos5 i386
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'wireshark'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wireshark'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was
previously known as Ethereal.

A format string flaw was 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-2009-1210)

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-2009-1268, CVE-2009-1269, CVE-2009-1829)

Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
Wireshark version 1.0.8, and resolve these issues. All running instances of
Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Affected Software/OS:
wireshark on CentOS 5

Solution:
Please install the updated packages.

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1210
BugTraq ID: 34291
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34291
Bugtraq: 20090417 rPSA-2009-0062-1 tshark wireshark (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502745/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1785 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1785
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8308
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00675.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01167.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01213.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:088
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5976
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9526
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1100.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34542
http://secunia.com/advisories/34778
http://secunia.com/advisories/34970
http://secunia.com/advisories/35133
http://secunia.com/advisories/35224
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
http://secunia.com/advisories/35464
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:011 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
XForce ISS Database: wireshark-pndcp-format-string(49512)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49512
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1268
BugTraq ID: 34457
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34457
Debian Security Information: DSA-1942 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1942
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3269
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10876
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5335
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022027
http://secunia.com/advisories/37477
XForce ISS Database: wireshark-cphap-dos(49815)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49815
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1269
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10642
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5748
XForce ISS Database: wireshark-rf5file-dos(49816)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49816
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1829
BugTraq ID: 35081
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35081
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:125
http://osvdb.org/54629
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9270
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022274
http://secunia.com/advisories/35201
http://secunia.com/advisories/35248
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1408
XForce ISS Database: wireshark-pcnfsd-dos(50686)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50686
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