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Debian DSA-2144-1 : wireshark - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 51531

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the ENTTEC dissector may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the wireshark packages.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.2-3+lenny12.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2144

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 51531

File Name: debian_DSA-2144.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/17/2011

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

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: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: 1/15/2011

Exploitable With

CANVAS (White_Phosphorus)

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4538

BID: 45634

DSA: 2144