CVE-2007-6116
published 2007-11-23CVE-2007-6116: The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) via…
PriorityP419medium5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCNINAP
EPSS
2.90%
85.5th percentile
The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) via unknown vectors.
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 0.99.7-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 0.99.7-1 (bookworm) |
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 0.99.7~pre1-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 0.99.7~pre1-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 0.99.7~pre1-1 | 0.99.7~pre1-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 0.99.7-1 | 0.99.7-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 0.99.7~pre1-1 | 0.99.7~pre1-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 0.99.7-1 | 0.99.7-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 0.99.7~pre1-1 | 0.99.7~pre1-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 0.99.7-1 | 0.99.7-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 0.99.7~pre1-1 | 0.99.7~pre1-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 0.99.7-1 | 0.99.7-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.0MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.0LOW
vendor_redhat5.0MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-c976-3hhm-7m57: The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2007-6116 [MEDIUM] GHSA-c976-3hhm-7m57: The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0
The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) via unknown vectors.
GHSA
GHSA-wv5g-77wr-363r: Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2007-6439 [MEDIUM] GHSA-wv5g-77wr-363r: Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0
Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite or large loop) via the (1) IPv6 or (2) USB dissector, which can trigger resource consumption or a crash. NOTE: this identifier originally included Firebird/Interbase, but it is already covered by CVE-2007-6116. The DCP ETSI issue is already covered by CVE-2007-6119.
OSV
CVE-2007-6439: Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0
osv·2007-12-19·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2007-6439 [MEDIUM] CVE-2007-6439: Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0
Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite or large loop) via the (1) IPv6 or (2) USB dissector, which can trigger resource consumption or a crash. NOTE: this identifier originally included Firebird/Interbase, but it is already covered by CVE-2007-6116. The DCP ETSI issue is already covered by CVE-2007-6119.
OSV
CVE-2007-6116: The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0
osv·2007-11-23·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2007-6116 [MEDIUM] CVE-2007-6116: The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0
The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) via unknown vectors.
Red Hat
wireshark IPv6 and USB dissector crash
vendor_redhat·2007-12-18·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2007-6439 [MEDIUM] wireshark IPv6 and USB dissector crash
wireshark IPv6 and USB dissector crash
Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite or large loop) via the (1) IPv6 or (2) USB dissector, which can trigger resource consumption or a crash. NOTE: this identifier originally included Firebird/Interbase, but it is already covered by CVE-2007-6116. The DCP ETSI issue is already covered by CVE-2007-6119.
Red Hat
wireshark firebird/interbase flaws
vendor_redhat·2007-11-22·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2007-6116 [MEDIUM] wireshark firebird/interbase flaws
wireshark firebird/interbase flaws
The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) via unknown vectors.
Debian
CVE-2007-6439: wireshark - Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial o...
vendor_debian·2007·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2007-6439 [MEDIUM] CVE-2007-6439: wireshark - Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial o...
Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite or large loop) via the (1) IPv6 or (2) USB dissector, which can trigger resource consumption or a crash. NOTE: this identifier originally included Firebird/Interbase, but it is already covered by CVE-2007-6116. The DCP ETSI issue is already covered by CVE-2007-6119.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.99.7-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.99.7-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.99.7-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.99.7-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.99.7-1)
Debian
CVE-2007-6116: wireshark - The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows ...
vendor_debian·2007·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2007-6116 [MEDIUM] CVE-2007-6116: wireshark - The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows ...
The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) via unknown vectors.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.99.7~pre1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.99.7~pre1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.99.7~pre1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.99.7~pre1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.99.7~pre1-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2007-6439 wireshark IPv6 and USB dissector crash
bugzilla·2008-01-02·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2007-6439 [MEDIUM] CVE-2007-6439 wireshark IPv6 and USB dissector crash
CVE-2007-6439 wireshark IPv6 and USB dissector crash
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2007-6439 to the following vulnerability:
Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite or large loop) via the (1) IPv6 or (2) USB dissector, which can trigger resource consumption or a crash. NOTE: this identifier originally included Firebird/Interbase, but it is already covered by CVE-2007-6116. The DCP ETSI issue is already covered by CVE-2007-6119.
References:
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html
Discussion:
This issue was addressed in:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html
Bugzilla
CVE-2007-6116 wireshark firebird/interbase flaws
bugzilla·2007-11-23·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2007-6116 [MEDIUM] CVE-2007-6116 wireshark firebird/interbase flaws
CVE-2007-6116 wireshark firebird/interbase flaws
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2007-6116 to the following vulnerability:
The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal)
0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite
loop or crash) via unknown vectors.
Discussion:
wireshark-0.99.7-2.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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wireshark-0.99.7-1.fc7 has been pushed to the Fedora 7 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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This issue was addressed in:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html
Fedora:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F8/
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2007-11-23
Published