Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.62940
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:242 (wireshark)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to wireshark announced via advisory MDVSA-2008:242. Two vulnerabilities were discovered in Wireshark. The first is a vulnerability in the SMTP dissector that could cause it to consume excessive CPU and memory via a long SMTP request (CVE-2008-5285). The second is an issue with the WLCCP dissector that could cause it to go into an infinite loop. This update also provides a patch to fix a potential freeze during capture interface selection. This update provides Wireshark 1.0.5, which is not vulnerable to these issues. Affected: 2008.1, 2009.0, Corporate 4.0 Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2008:242 http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-07.html Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 5.0
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5285 BugTraq ID: 32422 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32422 Bugtraq: 20081122 [SVRT-04-08] Vulnerability in WireShark 1.0.4 for DoS Attack (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498562/100/0/threaded Bugtraq: 20081211 rPSA-2008-0336-1 tshark wireshark (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499154/100/0/threaded http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-November/065840.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:242 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/24/1 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11351 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021275 http://secunia.com/advisories/32840 http://secunia.com/advisories/34144 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4663 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3231
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