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Wireshark multiple security vulnerabilities

From:	RPATH
Date:	02.03.2008
Subject:	rPSA-2008-0092-1 tshark wireshark

rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0092-1
Published: 2008-02-29
Products:
   rPath Linux 1

Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
   Indirect User Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
   tshark=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.99.8-0.1-1
   wireshark=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.99.8-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
   https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2296

References:
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1070
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1071
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1072

Description:
   Previous versions of the wireshark package are vulnerable
   to multiple types of Denial of Service attacks, including
   crashes and excessive memory consumption.  It has not been
   determined that these vulnerabilities can be exploited to
   execute malicious code.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0092

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