Debian: DSA-2351-1: wireshark security update

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

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2351-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
November 21, 2011                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : wireshark
Vulnerability  : buffer overflow
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2011-4102 

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.

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