This update is a maintenance release of Wireshark. It fixes some vulererabilities when dissecting certain protocols. As packages for these protocols may be received over the network, an attacker may trigger infinite or large loops or crashes of the
dissector.
Wireshark release notes and advisories:
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.13.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08.html
* CVE-2012-2392
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-09.html
* CVE-2012-2393
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-10.html
* CVE-2012-2394