Summary
The remote host is missing an update to wireshark
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:125.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:125 http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-03.html
Insight
A vulnerability has been identified and corrected in wireshark:
o Unspecified vulnerability in the PCNFSD dissector in Wireshark 0.8.20 through 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted PCNFSD packets (CVE-2009-1829).
This update provides Wireshark 1.0.8, which is not vulnerable to this issue.
Affected: 2008.1, 2009.0, 2009.1, Corporate 4.0
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-1829 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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