CVE-2007-6439
EPSS 1.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2007-6439
To remediate CVE-2007-6439, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 0.99.7-1 or later
Is CVE-2007-6439 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.99.7-1