CVE-2007-6439 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published 19 Dec 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Wireshark via crafted IPv6 or USB packets, leading to resource exhaustion or crashes.

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

What is CVE-2007-6439?

CVE-2007-6439 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 19 Dec 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite or large loop) via the (1) IPv6 or (2) USB dissector, which can trigger resource consumption or a crash. NOTE: this identifier originally included Firebird/Interbase, but it is already covered by CVE-2007-6116. The DCP ETSI issue is already covered by CVE-2007-6119.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6439?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6439?

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-2007-6439 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6439 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6439, GHSA-wv5g-77wr-363r.