[Full-disclosure] rPSA-2008-0237-1 tshark wireshark

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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0237-1
Published: 2008-07-28
Products:
    rPath Linux 1

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    tshark=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.0.2-0.1-1
    wireshark=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.0.2-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2684

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3145

Description:
    Previous versions of the wireshark package are vulnerable to a Denial
    of Service attack in which malformed packets may cause the application
    to crash.  It has not been determined that this vulnerability can be
    exploited to execute malicious code.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0237

Copyright 2008 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html

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