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The following updates has been released for Debian:

[DLA 713-1] sniffit security update
[DLA 714-1] wireshark security update
[DSA 3719-1] wireshark security update



[DLA 713-1] sniffit security update

Package : sniffit
Version : 0.3.7.beta-16.1+deb7u1
CVE ID : CVE-2014-5439
Debian Bug : 845122

It was discovered that there was a buffer overflow in the packet sniffer and
monitoring tool "sniffit" which allowed a specially-crafted configuration file
to provide a root shell.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", this issue has been fixed in sniffit version
0.3.7.beta-16.1+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your sniffit packages.

[DLA 714-1] wireshark security update

Package : wireshark
Version : 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u5
CVE ID : CVE-2016-9373 CVE-2016-9374 CVE-2016-9375 CVE-2016-9376


The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Debian
Wheezy's Wireshark version:

CVE-2016-9373

The DCERPC dissector could crash

CVE-2016-9374

The AllJoyn dissector could crash

CVE-2016-9375

The DTN dissector could ender an infinite loop

CVE-2016-9376

The OpenFlow dissector could crash

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

[DSA 3719-1] wireshark security update

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3719-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond
November 21, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : wireshark
CVE ID : CVE-2016-9373 CVE-2016-9374 CVE-2016-9375 CVE-2016-9376

It was discovered that wireshark, a network protocol analyzer,
contained several vulnerabilities in the dissectors for DCERPC,
AllJoyn, DTN, and OpenFlow, that could lead to various crashes,
denial-of-service, or execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u10.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.2.2+g9c5aae3-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/