This update to 1.8.4 fixes the following issues :

  - Wireshark could leak potentially sensitive host name     resolution information when working with multiple     pcap-ng files. (wnpa-sec-2012-30, CVE-2012-5592)

  - The USB dissector could go into an infinite loop.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-31, CVE-2012-5593)

  - The sFlow dissector could go into an infinite loop.
    (npa-sec-2012-32, CVE-2012-5594)

  - The SCTP dissector could go into an infinite loop.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-33, CVE-2012-5595)

  - The EIGRP dissector could go into an infinite loop.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-34, CVE-2012-5596)

  - The ISAKMP dissector could crash. (wnpa-sec-2012-35,     CVE-2012-5597)

  - The iSCSI dissector could go into an infinite loop.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-36, CVE-2012-5598)

  - The WTP dissector could go into an infinite loop.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-37, CVE-2012-5599)

  - The RTCP dissector could go into an infinite loop.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-38, CVE-2012-5600)

  - The 3GPP2 A11 dissector could go into an infinite loop.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-39, CVE-2012-5601)

  - The ICMPv6 dissector could go into an infinite loop.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-40, CVE-2012-5602) Further bug fixes and     updated protocol support as listed at     http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.4.h     tml

The installed version of Wireshark 1.6 is earlier than 1.6.12.  It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Errors exist related to the USB, ICMPv6, iSCSI, WTP,     and RTCP dissectors that could allow denial of service     attacks by putting the application into an infinite     loop. (Bug 7787, 7844, 7858, 7869, 7879)

  - An error exists in the ISAKMP dissector that could allow     a malformed packet to crash the application. (Bug 7855)

The installed version of Wireshark 1.8 is earlier than 1.8.4.  It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Errors exist related to the USB, sFlow, EIGRP,     3GPP2 A11, SCTP, ICMPv6, iSCSI, WTP and RTCP dissectors     that can allow denial of service attacks by putting the     application into an infinite loop. (Bug 7787, 7789,     7800, 7801, 7802, 7844, 7858, 7869, 7889)   
  - An error exists in the ISAKMP dissector that can allow     a malformed packet to crash the application. (Bug 7855)

  - An error exists related to pcap-ng host names that can     allow disclosure of sensitive information while working     with multiple pcap-ng files. (wnpa-2012-30)

This update fixes the following issues for wireshark :

  - Security update to 1.8.4 :

https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.4.html http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/378

CVE-2012-5592 Wireshark #1 pcap-ng hostname disclosure (wnpa-sec-2012-30)

CVE-2012-5593 Wireshark #2 DoS (infinite loop) in the USB dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-31)

CVE-2012-5594 Wireshark #3 DoS (infinite loop) in the sFlow dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-32)

CVE-2012-5595 Wireshark #4 DoS (infinite loop) in the SCTP dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-33)

CVE-2012-5596 Wireshark #5 DoS (infinite loop) in the EIGRP dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-34)

CVE-2012-5597 Wireshark #6 DoS (crash) in the ISAKMP dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-35)

CVE-2012-5598 Wireshark #7 DoS (infinite loop) in the iSCSI dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-36)

CVE-2012-5599 Wireshark #8 DoS (infinite loop) in the WTP dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-37)

CVE-2012-5600 Wireshark #9 DoS (infinite loop) in the RTCP dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-38)

CVE-2012-5601 Wireshark #10 DoS (infinite loop) in the 3GPP2 A11 dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-39)

CVE-2012-5602 Wireshark #11 DoS (infinite loop) in the ICMPv6 dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-40)

And also the bugfix :

  - bnc#780669: change wireshark.spec BuildRequires     lua-devel to lua51-devel to fix lua-support in openSUSE     12.2

The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address security updates :

  - Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to     obtain sensitive hostname information by reading pcap-ng     files. (CVE-2012-6052)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in     Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4     relies on a length field to calculate an offset value,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (infinite loop) via a zero value for this field.
    (CVE-2012-6053)

  - The dissect_sflow_245_address_type function in     epan/dissectors/packet-sflow.c in the sFlow dissector in     Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 does not properly handle     length calculations for an invalid IP address type,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (infinite loop) via a packet that is neither     IPv4 nor IPv6. (CVE-2012-6054)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-3g-a11.c in the 3GPP2 A11     dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop)     via a zero value in a sub-type length field.
    (CVE-2012-6055)

  - Integer overflow in the dissect_sack_chunk function in     epan/dissectors/ packet-sctp.c in the SCTP dissector in     Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted     Duplicate TSN count. (CVE-2012-6056)

  - The dissect_eigrp_metric_comm function in     epan/dissectors/packet-eigrp.c in the EIGRP dissector in     Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 uses the wrong data type     for a certain offset value, which allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow     and infinite loop) via a malformed packet.
    (CVE-2012-6057)

  - Integer overflow in the dissect_icmpv6 function in     epan/dissectors/ packet-icmpv6.c in the ICMPv6 dissector     in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (infinite loop) via a crafted Number of Sources value.
    (CVE-2012-6058)

  - The dissect_isakmp function in     epan/dissectors/packet-isakmp.c in the ISAKMP dissector     in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4     uses an incorrect data structure to determine IKEv2     decryption parameters, which allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (application crash) via a     malformed packet. (CVE-2012-6059)

  - Integer overflow in the dissect_iscsi_pdu function in     epan/dissectors/ packet-iscsi.c in the iSCSI dissector     in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (infinite loop) via a malformed packet. (CVE-2012-6060)

  - The dissect_wtp_common function in     epan/dissectors/packet-wtp.c in the WTP dissector in     Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4     uses an incorrect data type for a certain length field,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a     crafted value in a packet. (CVE-2012-6061)

  - The dissect_rtcp_app function in     epan/dissectors/packet-rtcp.c in the RTCP dissector in     Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (infinite loop) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2012-6062)

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors/parsers for PKTC, IAX2, GSM CBCH and NCP which could result in denial of service.

This update also fixes many older less important issues by updating the package to the version found in Debian 8 also known as Jessie.

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA 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
64469	SuSE 11.2 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 7240)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	2/5/2013	1/19/2021	medium
63095	Wireshark 1.6.x < 1.6.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	11/29/2012	3/9/2023	medium
63096	Wireshark 1.8.x < 1.8.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	11/29/2012	3/9/2023	medium
74838	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2012:1633-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	6/13/2014	1/19/2021	medium
80806	Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : wireshark (multiple_vulnerabilities_fixed_in_wireshark)	Nessus	Solaris Local Security Checks	1/19/2015	1/14/2021	medium
91395	Debian DLA-497-1 : wireshark security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	6/1/2016	1/11/2021	medium

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