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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-52
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 28, 2014
Bugs: #522968, #529100
ID: 201412-52
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark which could allow
remote attackers to cause Denial of Service.
Background
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Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer formerly known as ethereal.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/wireshark < 1.12.2 >= 1.12.2
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service condition via specially
crafted packets.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-analyzer/wireshark-1.12.2”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-6421
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6421
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-6422
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6422
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-6423
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6423
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-6424
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6424
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-6425
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6425
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-6426
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6426
[ 7 ] CVE-2014-6427
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6427
[ 8 ] CVE-2014-6428
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6428
[ 9 ] CVE-2014-6429
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6429
[ 10 ] CVE-2014-6430
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6430
[ 11 ] CVE-2014-6431
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6431
[ 12 ] CVE-2014-6432
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6432
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-52.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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