Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
Description
- Wed Jan 5 2011 Jan Safranek <jsafrane at redhat.com> - 1.2.13-2
- fixed buffer overflow in ENTTEC dissector (#666897)
- Mon Nov 22 2010 Jan Safranek <jsafrane at redhat.com>
- 1.2.13-1
- upgrade to 1.2.13
- see http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.1 3.html
- Mon Sep 13 2010 Jan Safranek <jsafrane at redhat.com>
- 1.2.11-1
- upgrade to 1.2.11
- see http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.1 1.html
- Resolves: #632539
- Tue Aug 24 2010 Jan Safranek <jsafrane at redhat.com>
- 1.2.10-1
- upgrade to 1.2.10
- see http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.1 0.html
- Resolves: #625940 CVE-2010-2287 CVE-2010-2286 CVE-2010-2284 CVE-2010-2283
- Mon May 17 2010 Radek Vokal <rvokal at redhat.com> - 1.2.8-3
- removing traling bracket from python_sitearch (#592391)
- Fri May 7 2010 Radek Vokal <rvokal at redhat.com> - 1.2.8-2
- add libtool patch
- Fri May 7 2010 Radek Vokal <rvokal at redhat.com> - 1.2.8-1
- use sitearch instead of sitelib to avoid pyo and pyc conflicts
- upgrade to 1.2.8
- see http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.8 .html
- rebuild with GeoIP support (needs to be turned on in IP protocol preferences)
- bring back -pie
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected wireshark package.
Plugin Details
File Name: fedora_2011-0167.nasl
Agent: unix
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:wireshark, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:13
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2011
Exploitable With
CANVAS (White_Phosphorus)
Core Impact