CVE-2007-6118 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Wireshark via the MEGACO dissector, leading to resource consumption and long loops.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-6118?
CVE-2007-6118 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 23 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The MEGACO dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and resource consumption) via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6118?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal, Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6118?
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-2007-6118 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6118 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as CVE-2007-6446, DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6118, GHSA-8h72-qf2q-h5jc.