CVE-2007-6119 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Wireshark via the DCP ETSI dissector, leading to resource consumption.

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

What is CVE-2007-6119?

CVE-2007-6119 is a high-severity denial of service 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

The DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 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-2007-6119?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6119?

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-2007-6119 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Wireshark Wireshark vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6119, GHSA-j2p4-5vr6-m8qq.

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