DSA-1673-1 wireshark -- several vulnerabilities

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1673-1 wireshark -- several vulnerabilities

Date Reported:

29 Nov 2008

Affected Packages:

wireshark

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-4683, CVE-2008-4684, CVE-2008-4685.

More information:

Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in network traffic analyzer Wireshark. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

• CVE-2008-3137

  The GSM SMS dissector is vulnerable to denial of service.

• CVE-2008-3138

  The PANA and KISMET dissectors are vulnerable to denial of service.

• CVE-2008-3141

  The RMI dissector could disclose system memory.

• CVE-2008-3145

  The packet reassembling module is vulnerable to denial of service.

• CVE-2008-3933

  The zlib uncompression module is vulnerable to denial of service.

• CVE-2008-4683

  The Bluetooth ACL dissector is vulnerable to denial of service.

• CVE-2008-4684

  The PRP and MATE dissectors are vulnerable to denial of service.

• CVE-2008-4685

  The Q931 dissector is vulnerable to denial of service.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.99.4-5.etch.3.

For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.2-3+lenny2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4.orig.tar.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3.diff.gz

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_alpha.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_arm.deb

HP Precision:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_ia64.deb

Big-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mips.deb

Little-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal_0.99.4-5.etch.3_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/tshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_0.99.4-5.etch.3_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/ethereal-dev_0.99.4-5.etch.3_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark-common_0.99.4-5.etch.3_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.