[ GLSA 201312-13 ] Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201312-13)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: December 16, 2013
Bug(s): #484582, #490434
ID: 201312-13

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: < 1.10.3
Unaffected: >= 1.10.3
Unaffected: >= 1.8.11 < 1.8.12
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: