Gentoo update for wireshark
Secunia Advisory: SA21204
Release Date: 2006-07-25
Popularity: 5,080 views

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


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CVE reference:CVE-2006-3627
CVE-2006-3628
CVE-2006-3629
CVE-2006-3630
CVE-2006-3631
CVE-2006-3632


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) or compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA21078

Solution:
Update to "net-analyzer/wireshark-0.99.2".

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200607-09.xml

Other References:
SA21078:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21078/


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