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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6: RHSA-2011:0369-01 Moderate: Wireshark DoS

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Calendar Grey March 21, 2011
Dist Redhat Esm H88
A scheduled security enhancement has been released for wireshark software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, targeting several vulnerabilities.
Updated wireshark packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Summary

Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the Wireshark MAC-LTE 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-2011-0444)
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Wireshark processed signaling traces generated by the Gammu utility on Nokia DCT3 phones running in Netmonitor mode. If Wireshark opened a specially-crafted capture file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2011-0713)
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-2011-0538, CVE-2011-1139, CVE-2011-1140, CVE-2011-1141)
Users of Wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.2.15, and resolve these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update buffer overflow DoS Red Hat Enterprise wireshark

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0444 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0538 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0713 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1139 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1140 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1141 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-01.html https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
x86_64: wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm wireshark-devel-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
x86_64: wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm wireshark-devel-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm wireshark-devel-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386: wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
ppc64: wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.ppc.rpm wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.ppc.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
s390x: wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.s390.rpm wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.s390.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64: wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:0369-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0369.html
Issue date: 2011-03-21

Topic

Updated wireshark packages that fix multiple security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update buffer overflow DoS Red Hat Enterprise wireshark

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

669441 - CVE-2011-0444 wireshark: buffer overflow in MAC-LTE disector (upstream bug #5530)

676232 - CVE-2011-0538 Wireshark: memory corruption when reading a malformed pcap file (upstream bug #5652)

678198 - CVE-2011-0713 Wireshark: heap-based buffer overflow when reading malformed Nokia DCT3 phone signalling traces

681748 - CVE-2011-1139 Wireshark: Denial Of Service (application crash) via a pcap-ng file that contains a large packet-length field

681754 - CVE-2011-1140 Wireshark: Multiple stack consumption vulnerabilities caused DoS via crafted SMB or CLDAP packet

681756 - CVE-2011-1141 Wireshark: Malformed LDAP filter string causes Denial of Service via excessive memory consumption

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