Summary
The remote host is missing an update to wireshark
announced via advisory DSA 2351-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202351-1
Insight
Huzaifa Sidhpurwala discovered a buffer overflow in Wireshark's ERF dissector, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version wireshark 1.0.2-3+lenny16.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.11-6+squeeze5.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-4102 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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