rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0336-1
Published: 2008-12-11
Products:
    rPath Linux 1

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
tshark=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.0.5-0.1-1 
wireshark=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.0.5-0.1-1 

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2904

References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5285 
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4680 
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4681 
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4682 
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4683 
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4684 
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4685 

Description:
    Previous versions of the wireshark package are vulnerable to multiple
    Denial of Service attacks in which malformed packets may cause the
    application to hang or crash.  It has not been determined that these
    vulnerabilities can be exploited to execute malicious code.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0336 

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