Date:         Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:22:15 -0500
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA Moderate: wireshark on SL3.x, SL4.x,
              SL5.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"
          

Synopsis:	Moderate: wireshark security update
Issue date:	2010-08-11
CVE Names:	CVE-2010-1455 CVE-2010-2283 CVE-2010-2284
                   CVE-2010-2286 CVE-2010-2287 CVE-2010-2995

Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in the Wireshark SigComp
Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine (UDVM) dissector. 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-2010-2287, CVE-2010-2995)

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-2010-1455, CVE-2010-2283, 
CVE-2010-2284, CVE-2010-2286)

NOTE: This errata updates Wireshark to version 1.0.15 to resolve these 
issues.

All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to 
take effect.

SL 3.0.x

       SRPMS:
wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.src.rpm
       i386:
wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-EL3.1.i386.rpm
       x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

SL 4.x

       SRPMS:
wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1.src.rpm
       i386:
wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
       x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-1.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

SL 5.x

       SRPMS:
wireshark-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1.src.rpm
       i386:
wireshark-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1.i386.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1.i386.rpm
       x86_64:
wireshark-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm
wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-1.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2010-1455 Moderate: wireshark SL3.x, SL4.x,

Moderate: wireshark security update

Summary

Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine (UDVM) dissector. If Wiresharkread a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file,it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user runningWireshark. (CVE-2010-2287, CVE-2010-2995)Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark couldcrash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, oropened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2010-1455, CVE-2010-2283,CVE-2010-2284, CVE-2010-2286)NOTE: This errata updates Wireshark to version 1.0.15 to resolve theseissues.All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update totake effect.SL 3.0.xSRPMS:wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.src.rpmi386:wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.i386.rpmwireshark-gnome-1.0.15-EL3.1.i386.rpmx86_64:wireshark-1.0.15-EL3.1.x86_64.rpmwireshark-gnome-1.0.15-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm



Security Fixes

Severity
Issued Date: : 2010-08-11
CVE Names: CVE-2010-1455 CVE-2010-2283 CVE-2010-2284
CVE-2010-2286 CVE-2010-2287 CVE-2010-2995
Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in the Wireshark SigComp

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