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Red Hat: RHSA-2009:1100-01 Moderate: Wireshark DoS Threat

Calendar Jun 16, 2009 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 
====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: wireshark security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2009:1100-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1100.html
Issue date:        2009-06-15
CVE Names:         CVE-2009-1210 CVE-2009-1268 CVE-2009-1269 
                   CVE-2009-1829 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

3. Description:

Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was
previously known as Ethereal.

A format string flaw was found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed
packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or,
possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2009-1210)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could
crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or
opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2009-1268, CVE-2009-1269, CVE-2009-1829)

Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
Wireshark version 1.0.8, and resolve these issues. All running instances of
Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network.  Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

493973 - CVE-2009-1210 wireshark: format string in PROFINET dissector
495119 - CVE-2009-1268 Wireshark CHAP dissector crash
495121 - CVE-2009-1269 Wireshark Tektronix .rf5 file crash
501929 - CVE-2009-1829 wireshark: PCNFSD dissector crash

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

Source:

i386:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.ppc.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.ppc.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390x.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390x.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

Source:

i386:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

Source:

i386:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

Source:

i386:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:

i386:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:

i386:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:

i386:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:

i386:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:

i386:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm

s390x:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

7. References:

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1210
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1268
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1269
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1829
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-02.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-03.html

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat: RHSA-2009:1100-01 Moderate: Wireshark DoS Threat

red hat
Calendar Grey June 16, 2009
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Red Hat has released a new version of Wireshark, targeting multiple security vulnerabilities with a moderate severity rating. Users are advised to upgrade promptly.
Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impa...

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal.
A format string flaw was found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2009-1210)
Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2009-1268, CVE-2009-1269, CVE-2009-1829)
Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.8, and resolve these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service red hat wireshark

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1210 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1268 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1269 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1829 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-02.html https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-03.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
ia64: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm
ppc: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.ppc.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.ppc.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.ppc.rpm
s390: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390.rpm
s390x: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390x.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390x.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source:
i386: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
Source:
i386: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
ia64: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1100-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1100.html
Issue date: 2009-06-15

Topic

Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service red hat wireshark

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

493973 - CVE-2009-1210 wireshark: format string in PROFINET dissector

495119 - CVE-2009-1268 Wireshark CHAP dissector crash

495121 - CVE-2009-1269 Wireshark Tektronix .rf5 file crash

501929 - CVE-2009-1829 wireshark: PCNFSD dissector crash

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