Does CVE-2009-4377 affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

There is concern over whether or not CVE-2009-4377 affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux.


The issue is that the (1) SMB and (2) SMB2 dissectors in Wireshark 0.9.0 through 1.2.4
allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted packet.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux4

  • Red Hat Enteprise Linux 4

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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