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Gentoo update for wireshark
Secunia Advisory: SA21682
Release Date: 2006-08-30
Popularity: 7,752 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-4330
CVE-2006-4331
CVE-2006-4332
CVE-2006-4333


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for wireshark. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA21597

Solution:
Update to "net-analyzer/wireshark-0.99.3" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-26.xml

Other References:
SA21597:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21597/


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