CVE-2007-6117 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 23 Nov 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Wireshark or execute arbitrary code by sending crafted chunked HTTP messages to the dissector.

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

What is CVE-2007-6117?

CVE-2007-6117 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 23 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the HTTP dissector for Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted chunked messages.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6117?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6117?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2007-6117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Wireshark Wireshark vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as CVE-2007-6445, DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6117, GHSA-w8w7-27w4-9q42.