CVE-2007-3391 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Wireshark via a malformed DCP ETSI packet triggering an infinite loop.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-3391?
CVE-2007-3391 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 26 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Wireshark 0.99.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a malformed DCP ETSI packet that triggers an infinite loop.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3391?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3391?
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-2007-3391 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3391 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3391, GHSA-55wp-xw38-9gmj.