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Red Hat: RHSA-2014-1677-01 Moderate: Wireshark DoS Threat

Updated wireshark packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: wireshark security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1677-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1677.html Issue date: 2014-10-21 CVE Names: CVE-2014-6421 CVE-2014-6422 CVE-2014-6423 CVE-2014-6425 CVE-2014-6428 CVE-2014-6429 CVE-2014-6430 CVE-2014-6431 CVE-2014-6432 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated wireshark packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 3. Description: Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer. It is used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network. Multiple flaws were 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-2014-6429, CVE-2014-6430, CVE-2014-6431, CVE-2014-6432) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read amalformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2014-6421, CVE-2014-6422, CVE-2014-6423, CVE-2014-6425, CVE-2014-6428) All wireshark users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1142602 - CVE-2014-6429 CVE-2014-6430 CVE-2014-6431 CVE-2014-6432 wireshark: DOS Sniffer file parser flaw (wnpa-sec-2014-19) 1142603 - CVE-2014-6428 wireshark: SES dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2014-18) 1142608 - CVE-2014-6425 wireshark: CUPS dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2014-15) 1142610 - CVE-2014-6423 wireshark: MEGACO dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2014-13) 1142611 - CVE-2014-6421 CVE-2014-6422 wireshark: RTP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2014-12) 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client): Source: wireshark-1.0.15-7.el5_11.src.rpm i386: wireshark-1.0.15-7.el5_11.i386.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.15-7.el5_11.i386.rpm x86_64: wireshark-1.0.15-7.el5_11.x86_64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.15-7.el5_11.x86_64.rpm RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client): Source: wireshark-1.0.15-7.el5_11.src.rpm i386: wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.15-7.el5_11.i386.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-7.el5_11.i386.rpm x86_64: wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.15-7.el5_11.x86_64.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-7.el5_11.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5server): Source: wireshark-1.0.15-7.el5_11.src.rpm i386: wireshark-1.0.15-7.el5_11.i386.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.15-7.el5_11.i386.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-7.el5_11.i386.rpm ia64: wireshark-1.0.15-7.el5_11.ia64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.15-7.el5_11.ia64.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-7.el5_11.ia64.rpm ppc: wireshark-1.0.15-7.el5_11.ppc.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.15-7.el5_11.ppc.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-7.el5_11.ppc.rpm s390x: wireshark-1.0.15-7.el5_11.s390x.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.15-7.el5_11.s390x.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-7.el5_11.s390x.rpm x86_64: wireshark-1.0.15-7.el5_11.x86_64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.15-7.el5_11.x86_64.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-7.el5_11.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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6421 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6422 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6423 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6425 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6428 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6429 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6430 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6431 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6432 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iD8DBQFURsE5XlSAg2UNWIIRAh7BAJ9OnSiknP/Yh2wFPSrynYZ1SmpNYACgm6nO h/RnsZU7gWJGJMqppwdqVuU=wkoL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Newly released wireshark updates address several security vulnerabilities in Red Hat platforms, enhancing system robustness and protection.. wireshark Updates, Red Hat Security, Network Traffic Analysis.. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 21, 2014 Red Hat