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Debian 8: DLA-1645-1 Moderate: Wireshark Security Update

debian lts
Calendar Grey January 28, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
Package : wireshark Version : 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u17 CVE ID : CVE-2019-5716 CVE-2019-5717 CVE-201
Several issues in wireshark, a network traffic analyzer, have been found
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security advisory debian network analyzer malformed packets wireshark ISAKMP

Summary

CVE-2019-5719
Mateusz Jurczyk found that a missing encryption block in a packet could
crash the ISAKMP dissector.

CVE-2019-5717
It was found that the P_MUL dissector could crash when a malformed
packet contains an illegal Data PDU sequence number of 0. Such a packet
may not be analysed.

CVE-2019-5716
It was found that the 6LoWPAN dissector could crash when a malformed
packet does not contain IPHC information though the header says it
should.


For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u17.

We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



Package: wireshark
Version: 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u17
CVE ID: CVE-2019-5716 CVE-2019-5717 CVE-2019-5719

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Topics Covered

security advisory debian network analyzer malformed packets wireshark ISAKMP

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