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Scientific Linux: Security Update for Wireshark Low Severity Issues

Calendar Nov 13, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory denial of service security update low severity wireshark protocol issues Scientific Linux
Low: wireshark security update 
Date:         Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:53:27 -0600
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for wireshark on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Low: wireshark security update
Issue date:	2007-11-07
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-3389 CVE-2007-3390 CVE-2007-3391
                 CVE-2007-3392 CVE-2007-3393

Several denial of service bugs were found in Wireshark's HTTP, iSeries, 
DCP ETSI, SSL, MMS, DHCP and BOOTP protocol dissectors.  It was possible 
for Wireshark to crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet 
off the network. (CVE-2007-3389, CVE-2007-3390, CVE-2007-3391, 
CVE-2007-3392, CVE-2007-3393)

SL 5.x

   SRPMS:
wireshark-0.99.6-1.el5.src.rpm
   i386:
wireshark-0.99.6-1.el5.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-0.99.6-1.el5.i386.rpm
   x86_64:
wireshark-0.99.6-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-0.99.6-1.el5.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson