CVE-2007-6112
EPSS 5.1%
Description
Buffer overflow in the PPP dissector Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
How to fix CVE-2007-6112
To remediate CVE-2007-6112, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 0.99.7~pre1-1 or later
Is CVE-2007-6112 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.1%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.99.7~pre1-1