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Severity: Normal
Title: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 26, 2016
Bugs: #570564, #575780
ID: 201604-05

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, allowing local
attackers to escalate privileges and remote attackers to cause Denial
of Service.

Background
==========

Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer formerly known as ethereal.

Affected packages
=================

——————————————————————-
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
——————————————————————-
1 net-analyzer/wireshark < 2.0.2 >= 2.0.2

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Remote attackers could cause Denial of Service and local attackers
could escalate privileges.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-analyzer/wireshark-2.0.2”

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2015-8711
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8711
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-8712
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8712
[ 3 ] CVE-2015-8713
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8713
[ 4 ] CVE-2015-8714
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8714
[ 5 ] CVE-2015-8715
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8715
[ 6 ] CVE-2015-8716
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8716
[ 7 ] CVE-2015-8717
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8717
[ 8 ] CVE-2015-8718
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8718
[ 9 ] CVE-2015-8719
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8719
[ 10 ] CVE-2015-8720
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8720
[ 11 ] CVE-2015-8721
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8721
[ 12 ] CVE-2015-8722
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8722
[ 13 ] CVE-2015-8723
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8723
[ 14 ] CVE-2015-8724
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8724
[ 15 ] CVE-2015-8725
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8725
[ 16 ] CVE-2015-8726
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8726
[ 17 ] CVE-2015-8727
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8727
[ 18 ] CVE-2015-8728
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8728
[ 19 ] CVE-2015-8729
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8729
[ 20 ] CVE-2015-8730
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8730
[ 21 ] CVE-2015-8731
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8731
[ 22 ] CVE-2015-8732
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8732
[ 23 ] CVE-2015-8733
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8733
[ 24 ] CVE-2015-8734
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8734
[ 25 ] CVE-2015-8735
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8735
[ 26 ] CVE-2015-8736
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8736
[ 27 ] CVE-2015-8737
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8737
[ 28 ] CVE-2015-8738
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8738
[ 29 ] CVE-2015-8739
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8739
[ 30 ] CVE-2015-8740
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8740
[ 31 ] CVE-2015-8741
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8741
[ 32 ] CVE-2015-8742
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8742
[ 33 ] CVE-2016-2521
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2521
[ 34 ] CVE-2016-2522
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2522
[ 35 ] CVE-2016-2523
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2523
[ 36 ] CVE-2016-2524
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2524
[ 37 ] CVE-2016-2525
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2525
[ 38 ] CVE-2016-2526
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2526
[ 39 ] CVE-2016-2527
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2527
[ 40 ] CVE-2016-2528
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2528
[ 41 ] CVE-2016-2529
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2529
[ 42 ] CVE-2016-2530
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2530
[ 43 ] CVE-2016-2531
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2531
[ 44 ] CVE-2016-2532
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2532

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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