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Debian DSA-1785-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 38666
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Wireshark network traffic analyzer, which may lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2009-1210 A format string vulnerability was discovered in the PROFINET dissector.
- CVE-2009-1268 The dissector for the Check Point High-Availability Protocol could be forced to crash.
- CVE-2009-1269 Malformed Tektronix files could lead to a crash.
The old stable distribution (etch), is only affected by the CPHAP crash, which doesn't warrant an update on its own. The fix will be queued up for an upcoming security update or a point release.
Solution
Upgrade the wireshark packages.For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.2-3+lenny5.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1210
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1268
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 38666
File Name: debian_DSA-1785.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 5/4/2009
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2009
Exploitable With
Core Impact