CVE-2007-6450 — Infinite Loop in Wireshark

6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
3.2%
top 13.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedDec 19
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The RPL dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.8 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 0.99.7-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 0.99.7-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark9 versions+8

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-pr2q-93pr-r6j2: The RPL dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2007-6450: The RPL dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2007-12-19
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark RPL dissector crash↗2007-12-18
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Debian
CVE-2007-6450: wireshark - The RPL dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.8 to 0.99.6 allows remote...↗2007
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2007-6450 wireshark RPL dissector crash↗2008-01-02
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