Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2012:015)

low Nessus Plugin ID 61943

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Multiple file parser and NULL pointer vulnerabilities including a RLC dissector buffer overflow was found and corrected in Wireshark.

This advisory provides the latest version of Wireshark (1.6.5 ) which is not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-01.html

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-02.html

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-03.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 61943

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2012-015.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 9/6/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2011, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:dumpcap, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wireshark-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wireshark1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwireshark-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwireshark1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:rawshark, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tshark, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wireshark-tools

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2392, CVE-2012-2393, CVE-2012-2394

BID: 51368

MDVSA: 2012:015