Resource Management Errors Affecting wireshark package, versions [,0.99.6]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.34% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-2318243
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed19 Dec 2007
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Dec 2007

CVE-2007-6439  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for wireshark.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors. 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.

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