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Debian DSA-1942-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 44807
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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 the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2009-2560 A NULL pointer dereference was found in the RADIUS dissector.
- CVE-2009-3550 A NULL pointer dereference was found in the DCERP/NT dissector.
- CVE-2009-3829 An integer overflow was discovered in the ERF parser.
This update also includes fixes for three minor issues (CVE-2008-1829, CVE-2009-2562, CVE-2009-3241 ), which were scheduled for the next stable point update. Also CVE-2009-1268 was fixed for Etch. Since this security update was issued prior to the release of the point update, the fixes were included.
Solution
Upgrade the Wireshark packages.For the old stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.99.4-5.etch.4.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.2-3+lenny7.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2560
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3550
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3829
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1829
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2562
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3241
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 44807
File Name: debian_DSA-1942.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 2/24/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, 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: 11/29/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1829, CVE-2009-1268, CVE-2009-1829, CVE-2009-2560, CVE-2009-2562, CVE-2009-3241, CVE-2009-3550, CVE-2009-3829