wireshark IPv6 and USB dissector crash
Published Dec 19, 2007
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.29%
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.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libsmi-0:0.4.5-2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0058
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:0.99.7-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0058
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libsmi-0:0.4.5-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0058
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:0.99.7-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0058
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libsmi-0:0.4.5-2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0058 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:0.99.7-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0058 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libsmi-0:0.4.5-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0058 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:0.99.7-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0058 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
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AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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 (11 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01295) | 69.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01295) | 66.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.88% (0.00875) | 73.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00682) | 80.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 68.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 25, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00229) | 61.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00212) | 58.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 55.94th | 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) |
References (25)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958 x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27777 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28288 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28304 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28325 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28564 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29048 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:001 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27071 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6439 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=427251 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39180 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39181 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6439
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10331 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15002 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6439
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