CVE-2007-6441 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted WiMAX packets due to unaligned memory access issues.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-6441?
CVE-2007-6441 is a low-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
The WiMAX dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors related to "unaligned access on some platforms."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6441?
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-2007-6441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6441, GHSA-3x3r-mcv6-277v.