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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200708-12.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200708-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3d315ad80184 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200708-12.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200708-12"> + <title>Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark, allowing for + the remote execution of arbitrary code and a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">wireshark</product> + <announced>2007-08-16</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-08-16</revised> + <bug>183520</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-analyzer/wireshark" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.99.6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.99.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer with a graphical front-end. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Wireshark doesn't properly handle chunked encoding in HTTP responses + (CVE-2007-3389), iSeries capture files (CVE-2007-3390), certain types + of DCP ETSI packets (CVE-2007-3391), and SSL or MMS packets + (CVE-2007-3392). An off-by-one error has been discovered in the + DHCP/BOOTP dissector when handling DHCP-over-DOCSIS packets + (CVE-2007-3393). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send specially crafted packets on a network + being monitored with Wireshark, possibly resulting in the execution of + arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Wireshark which + might be the root user, or a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + In order to prevent root compromise, take network captures with tcpdump + and analyze them running Wireshark as a least privileged user. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/wireshark-0.99.6"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3389">CVE-2007-3389</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3390">CVE-2007-3390</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3391">CVE-2007-3391</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3392">CVE-2007-3392</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3393">CVE-2007-3393</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-07-24T10:55:17Z"> + aetius + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-07-25T05:32:32Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-08-12T20:22:11Z"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |