The installed version of Wireshark is 1.2.x less than 1.2.16 or 1.4.x less than 1.4.5.  Such versions are affected by the following vulnerabilities :
  - A data type mismatch error exists in the function     'dissect_nfs_clientaddr4' in the file 'packet-nfs.c' of     the NFS dissector and could lead to application crashes     while decoding 'SETCLIENTID' calls. (5209)   
  - A use-after-free error exists in the file     'asn1/x509if/x509if.cnf' of the X.509if dissector that     could lead to application crashes. (5754, 5793)   
  - An buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the file     'packet-dect.c' of the DECT dissector that could allow     arbitrary code execution. (5836)

Upgrade to latest release, fixing few security bugs. See http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.16.html

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.

Upgrade to latest release, fixing few security bugs. See http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.5.html and http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.html

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.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201110-02 (Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark. Please       review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could send specially crafted packets on a network       being monitored by Wireshark, entice a user to open a malformed packet       trace file using Wireshark, or deploy a specially crafted Lua script for       use by Wireshark, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code,       or a Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

This wireshark update fixes :

  - Use of un-initialized variables (CVE-2011-1590)

  - Buffer overflow in DECT dissector (CVE-2011-1591)

  - Crash in NFS dissector on Windows (CVE-2011-1592)

This advisory updates wireshark to the latest version (1.2.16), fixing several security issues :

The X.509if dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.16 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 does not properly initialize certain global variables, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pcap file (CVE-2011-1590).

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file (CVE-2011-1591).

The NFS dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 on Windows uses an incorrect integer data type during decoding of SETCLIENTID calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pcap file (CVE-2011-1592).

The updated packages have been upgraded to the latest 1.2.x version (1.2.16) which is not vulnerable to these issues.

This update to wireshark version 1.4.5 fixes the following security issues :

  - Resource Management Errors. (CWE-399, CVE-2011-1590)

  - Buffer Errors. (CWE-119, CVE-2011-1591)

  - Numeric Errors (CWE-189, CVE-2011-1592)

Upgrade to latest release, fixing few security bugs. See http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.5.html and http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.html

Upgrade to latest release, fixing few security bugs. See http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.5.html

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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
53473	Wireshark < 1.2.16 / 1.4.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	4/18/2011	3/9/2023	high
53561	Fedora 13 : wireshark-1.2.16-1.fc13 (2011-5529)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	4/27/2011	1/11/2021	high
53563	Fedora 15 : wireshark-1.4.6-1.fc15 (2011-5621)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	4/27/2011	1/11/2021	high
56426	GLSA-201110-02 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	10/10/2011	1/6/2021	critical
75773	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0602-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	6/13/2014	1/14/2021	high
76044	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0599-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	6/13/2014	1/19/2021	high
53882	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2011:083)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	5/13/2011	1/6/2021	high
54994	SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 4476)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	6/8/2011	1/19/2021	high
53562	Fedora 14 : wireshark-1.4.6-1.fc14 (2011-5569)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	4/27/2011	1/11/2021	high
54995	SuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 7501)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	6/8/2011	1/19/2021	high
57262	SuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 7500)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	12/13/2011	1/19/2021	high

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