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openSUSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-6444)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 42039

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Flaws in the AFS dissector allowed attackers to crash wireshark via specially crafted network traffic (CVE-2009-2562).

Solution

Update the affected wireshark packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 42039

File Name: suse_wireshark-6444.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/6/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 8/18/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2562