CVE-2007-6441 — Wireshark vulnerability

CWE-2646 documents6 sources
Severity
3.3LOWNVD
EPSS
1.1%
top 22.18%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedDec 19
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The WiMAX dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors related to "unaligned access on some platforms."

CVSS vector

AV:A/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 6.5 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 0.99.7-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 0.99.7-1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-3x3r-mcv6-277v: The WiMAX dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2007-6441: The WiMAX dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2007-12-19
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark WiMAX dissector possible crash↗2007-12-18
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Debian
CVE-2007-6441: wireshark - The WiMAX dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attack...↗2007
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2007-6441 wireshark WiMAX dissector possible crash↗2008-01-02
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