Bug 532479 – CVE-2009-3829 wireshark: unsigned integer wrap vulnerability in ERF reader (VU#676492)

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Bug 532479 - (CVE-2009-3829) CVE-2009-3829 wireshark: unsigned integer wrap vulnerability in ERF reader (VU#676492)

Summary:	CVE-2009-3829 wireshark: unsigned integer wrap vulnerability in ERF reader (V...

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	CVE-2009-3829

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	low Severity low
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Keywords:	Security

Depends On:	537906 549581 549582 549583 549584 561099 833992
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Reported:	2009-11-02 10:08 EST by Tomas Hoger
Modified:	2012-06-20 10:42 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Last Closed:	2010-06-25 05:47:13 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2010:0360	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Moderate: wireshark security update	2010-04-20 11:31:15 EDT

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Description Tomas Hoger 2009-11-02 10:08:31 EST

Integer overflow in wiretap/erf.c in Wireshark before 1.2.2 allows
remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of
service (application crash) via a crafted erf file, related to an
"unsigned integer wrap vulnerability."

References:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/676492

Upstream bug (currently not public):
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3849

Upstream commit:
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=29364
minor fix for the first commit:
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=29366

Fixed upstream in 1.2.2:
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2010-04-20 11:31:36 EDT

This issue has been addressed in following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

Via RHSA-2010:0360 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0360.html

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