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SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 6170)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 58944
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Synopsis
The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.Description
This version upgrade of wireshark fixes the following security vulnerabilities :- The ANSI A dissector could dereference a NULL pointer and crash. (CVE-2012-1593)
- The pcap and pcap-ng file parsers could crash trying to read ERF data. (CVE-2012-1595)
- The MP2T dissector could try to allocate too much memory and crash. (CVE-2012-1596) Additionally, various other non-security bugs have been fixed.
Solution
Apply SAT patch number 6170.See Also
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=754474
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=754476
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=754477
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1593.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 58944
File Name: suse_11_wireshark-120417.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 5/1/2012
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
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: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:wireshark
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2012