CVE-2007-6450
wireshark denial of service
EPSS 3.2%
Description
The RPL dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.8 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors.
How to fix CVE-2007-6450
To remediate CVE-2007-6450, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ethereal—upgrade to 0.10.10-2sarge11 or later
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 0.99.7-1 or later
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 0.99.4-5.etch.2 or later
Is CVE-2007-6450 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 0.10.10-2sarge11
- from 0, < 0.99.7-1
- from 0, < 0.99.4-5.etch.2