CVE-2007-3393 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by sending crafted DHCP-over-DOCSIS packets, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2007-3393?

CVE-2007-3393 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, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Off-by-one error in the DHCP/BOOTP dissector in Wireshark before 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted DHCP-over-DOCSIS packets.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3393?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3393?

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-2007-3393 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3393 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Wireshark Wireshark vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3393, GHSA-4227-j2p4-qfjx.

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