Multiple Wireshark issues (CVE-2007-0457, CVE-2007-0458, CVE-2007-0459)
Published Feb 2, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.17%
Description
packet-tcp.c in the TCP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or hang) via fragmented HTTP packets.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
wireshark-0:0.99.5-AS21.3
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wireshark-0:0.99.5-EL3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:0.99.5-EL4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:0.99.5-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0066
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | wireshark-0:0.99.5-AS21.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0066 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wireshark-0:0.99.5-EL3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0066 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:0.99.5-EL4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0066 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:0.99.5-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0066 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 81.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02104) | 79.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.52% (0.02521) | 84.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.30% (0.06302) | 84.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.02% (0.02022) | 82.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.96% (0.05965) | 93.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 3.03% (0.03034) | 91.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 14, 2024 | 2.16% (0.02162) | 88.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 1.67% (0.01668) | 86.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.04% (0.01042) | 81.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (25)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070301-01-P.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1200 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2565 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24011 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24016 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24025 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24084 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24515 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24650 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24970 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017581 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-166.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:033 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0066.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22352 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0443 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0459 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227140 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32053 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-985 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0459
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10465 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14875 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0459
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