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CVE-2007-6439

6.1 · MEDIUM

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…

Published Dec 19, 2007wiresharkCWE-399EPSS 1.29%

Overview

CVE-2007-6439 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wireshark wireshark. It was published on December 19, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wireshark. Update wireshark to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refbugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/27777Refsecunia.com/advisories/28288Refsecunia.com/advisories/28304Refsecunia.com/advisories/28325Refsecunia.com/advisories/28564Refsecunia.com/advisories/29048Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xmlRefwiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-6439?

CVE-2007-6439 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wireshark wireshark. It was published on December 19, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-6439?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-6439?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wireshark. Update wireshark to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-6439?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-6439 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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