Updated Wireshark packages has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 7 Extended LTS

Package: wireshark
Version: 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u13
Related CVE: CVE-2017-7703 CVE-2017-7747 CVE-2017-9766 CVE-2017-11406 CVE-2017-11407 CVE-2017-11409 CVE-2017-13765 CVE-2017-15191 CVE-2017-17935 CVE-2017-17997 CVE-2018-7325 CVE-2018-7331 CVE-2018-7746 CVE-2018-9256 CVE-2018-9259 CVE-2018-9262 CVE-2018-11356 CVE-2018-11357 CVE-2018-11359 CVE-2018-16057 CVE-2018-16058 CVE-2018-19622 CVE-2018-19623 CVE-2018-19624 CVE-2018-19625 CVE-2018-19626

Several issues in wireshark, a tool that captures and analyzes packets off the wire, have been found by different people. These are basically issues with length checks or invalid memory access in different dissectors. This could result in infinite loops or crashes by malicious packets.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u13.

We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found at: https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/

  Wireshark Security Update for Debian 7 Extended LTS