Detections
Analytics

Amazon Linux AMI : wireshark (ALAS-2014-446)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79295

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

Multiple flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark.
(CVE-2014-6429 , CVE-2014-6430 , CVE-2014-6431 , CVE-2014-6432)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2014-6421 , CVE-2014-6422 , CVE-2014-6423 , CVE-2014-6424 , CVE-2014-6425 , CVE-2014-6426 , CVE-2014-6427 , CVE-2014-6428)

Solution

Run 'yum update wireshark' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-446.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79295

File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-446.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/18/2014

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:wireshark-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:wireshark, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:wireshark-debuginfo

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-6421, CVE-2014-6422, CVE-2014-6423, CVE-2014-6424, CVE-2014-6425, CVE-2014-6426, CVE-2014-6427, CVE-2014-6428, CVE-2014-6429, CVE-2014-6430, CVE-2014-6431, CVE-2014-6432

ALAS: 2014-446

RHSA: 2014:1676