CVE-2007-3390 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 26 Jun 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by sending crafted iSeries capture files, requiring user interaction to open the file.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2007-3390?

CVE-2007-3390 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 26 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Wireshark 0.99.5 and 0.10.x up to 0.10.14, when running on certain systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted iSeries capture files that trigger a SIGTRAP.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3390?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3390?

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-2007-3390 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3390 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Wireshark Wireshark vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3390, GHSA-hf87-rfwq-8qqr.