From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Wed Aug 06 2008 - 18:24:05 CDT

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TITLE:
Gentoo update for wireshark

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31378

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31378/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, DoS

WHERE:
From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Gentoo Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/339/

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for wireshark. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to
disclose potentially sensitive information or cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

For more information:
SA30886
SA31044

SOLUTION:
Update to "net-analyzer/wireshark-1.0.2" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200808-04.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30886:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30886/

SA31044:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31044/

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