Red Hat update for wireshark
Secunia Advisory: SA24515
Release Date: 2007-03-15
Popularity: 5,381 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-0456
CVE-2007-0457
CVE-2007-0458
CVE-2007-0459


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for wireshark. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA24016

Solution:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0066.html

Other References:
SA24016:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24016/


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