Debian: DSA-3719-1: wireshark security update

Date 21 Nov 2016

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

It was discovered that wireshark, a network protocol analyzer, contained several vulnerabilities in the dissectors for DCERPC, AllJoyn, DTN, and OpenFlow, that could lead to various crashes, denial-of-service, or execution of arbitrary code.


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3719-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Sebastien Delafond
November 21, 2016                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : wireshark
CVE ID         : CVE-2016-9373 CVE-2016-9374 CVE-2016-9375 CVE-2016-9376

It was discovered that wireshark, a network protocol analyzer,
contained several vulnerabilities in the dissectors for DCERPC,
AllJoyn, DTN, and OpenFlow, that could lead to various crashes,
denial-of-service, or execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u10.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.2.2+g9c5aae3-1.

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: https://www.debian.org/security/

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