Synopsis
Moderate: wireshark security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Moderate
Topic
Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
Description
Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was
previously known as Ethereal.
A format string flaw was found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed
packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or,
possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2009-1210)
Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could
crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or
opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2009-1268, CVE-2009-1269, CVE-2009-1829)
Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
Wireshark version 1.0.8, and resolve these issues. All running instances of
Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 5.3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 5.3 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 5.3 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 4.8 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 4.8 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 4.8 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.8 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.8 s390
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.8 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 493973 - CVE-2009-1210 wireshark: format string in PROFINET dissector
- BZ - 495119 - CVE-2009-1268 Wireshark CHAP dissector crash
- BZ - 495121 - CVE-2009-1269 Wireshark Tektronix .rf5 file crash
- BZ - 501929 - CVE-2009-1829 wireshark: PCNFSD dissector crash
CVEs
References
Vulmon