[ GLSA 201308-05 ] Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201308-05)
Severity: high
Exploitable: remote
Date: August 28, 2013
Updated: August 30, 2013
Bug(s): #398549, #427964, #431572, #433990, #470262, #472762, #478694
ID: 201308-05

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, allowing
remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.


Background

Wireshark is a versatile network protocol analyzer.

Affected Packages

Package: net-analyzer/wireshark
Vulnerable: < 1.10.1
Unaffected: >= 1.10.1
Unaffected: >= 1.8.9 < 1.8.10
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 possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Wireshark 1.10 users should upgrade to the latest version: