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Scientific Linux 6: SLSA-2017:0631-1 Moderate: Wireshark DoS Fix

Calendar Apr 05, 2017 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Moderate: wireshark security and bug fix update 
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 15:06:49 -0000
Reply-To: scientific-linux-users@
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: wireshark on SL6.x i386/x86_64
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-ID: <20170405150649.2526.63639@slpackages.fnal.gov>

Synopsis: Moderate: wireshark security and bug fix update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2017:0631-1
Issue Date: 2017-03-21
CVE Numbers: CVE-2015-3811
 CVE-2015-3812
 CVE-2015-3813
 CVE-2013-4075
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Security Fix(es):

* 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-2015-3811, CVE-2015-3812,
CVE-2015-3813, CVE-2013-4075)
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SL6
 x86_64
 wireshark-1.8.10-25.el6.i686.rpm
 wireshark-1.8.10-25.el6.x86_64.rpm
 wireshark-debuginfo-1.8.10-25.el6.i686.rpm
 wireshark-debuginfo-1.8.10-25.el6.x86_64.rpm
 wireshark-gnome-1.8.10-25.el6.x86_64.rpm
 wireshark-devel-1.8.10-25.el6.i686.rpm
 wireshark-devel-1.8.10-25.el6.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 wireshark-1.8.10-25.el6.i686.rpm
 wireshark-debuginfo-1.8.10-25.el6.i686.rpm
 wireshark-gnome-1.8.10-25.el6.i686.rpm
 wireshark-devel-1.8.10-25.el6.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team