Debian: DSA-2351-1 Critical: Wireshark Remote Buffer Overflow
debian
November 21, 2011
Huzaifa Sidhpurwala discovered a buffer overflow in Wireshark's ERF dissector, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code
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Summary
Huzaifa Sidhpurwala discovered a buffer overflow in Wireshark's ERF
dissector, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version wireshark 1.0.2-3+lenny16.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.11-6+squeeze5.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6.3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: wireshark
CVE ID: CVE-2011-4102
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