Wireshark corrupts the stack when inspecting BOOTP traffic
Published Jun 26, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.99%
Description
Off-by-one error in the DHCP/BOOTP dissector in Wireshark before 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted DHCP-over-DOCSIS packets.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
libsmi-0:0.4.5-3.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wireshark-0:0.99.7-EL3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:0.99.6-EL4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0709
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:0.99.6-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0710
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | libsmi-0:0.4.5-3.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wireshark-0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:0.99.6-EL4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0709 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:0.99.6-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0710 |
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01992) | 79.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01992) | 78.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.56% (0.02556) | 84.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.83% (0.03827) | 79.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.85% (0.01845) | 81.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.83% (0.02827) | 91.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 2.83% (0.02827) | 90.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01144) | 84.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00809) | 81.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 75.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00484) | 73.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 69.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 68.04th | 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 (27)
- http://osvdb.org/37639 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22588/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25833 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25877 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25987 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26004 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26499 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28583 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-12.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1322 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:145 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0709.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0710.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0059.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24662 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018315 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2353 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-0.99.6.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3393 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=246221 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35113 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1498 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3393
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11010 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3393
Change history (0)
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