[ GLSA 201706-12 ] Wireshark

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-12)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2017-06-06
Bug(s): #609646, #615462
ID: 201706-12

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, the worst of
which allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.


Background

Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer formerly known as ethereal.

Affected Packages

Package: net-analyzer/wireshark
Vulnerable: < 2.2.6
Unaffected: >= 2.2.6
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted
network packet using Wireshark, possibly resulting a Denial of Service
condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version: