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Debian: DSA-2395-1 Critical: Wireshark Buffer Underflow Threat

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Calendar Grey January 27, 2012
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An essential update for Wireshark addresses buffer overflow weaknesses, which could allow unauthorized code execution.
Laurent Butti discovered a buffer underflow in the LANalyzer dissector of the Wireshark network traffic analyzer, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2012-0068...

Summary

Laurent Butti discovered a buffer underflow in the LANalyzer dissector
of the Wireshark network traffic analyzer, which could lead to the
execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2012-0068)

This update also addresses several bugs, which can lead to crashes of
Wireshark. These are not treated as security issues, but are fixed
nonetheless if security updates are scheduled: CVE-2011-3483,
CVE-2012-0041, CVE-2012-0042, CVE-2012-0066 and CVE-2012-0067.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.11-6+squeeze6.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6.5-1.

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-2011-3483 CVE-2012-0041 CVE-2012-0042 CVE-2012-0066

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