CVE-2007-0459 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause Wireshark to crash or hang by sending fragmented HTTP packets, disrupting network analysis operations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-0459?
CVE-2007-0459 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 2 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
packet-tcp.c in the TCP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or hang) via fragmented HTTP packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0459?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0459?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-0459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-0459, GHSA-qvq9-f42r-93qf.