wireshark RPL dissector crash
Published Dec 19, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.93%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.9.8
- 0.99
- 0.99.0
- 0.99.1
- 0.99.2
- 0.99.3
- 0.99.4
- 0.99.5
- 0.99.6
No data.
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
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 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 | 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.
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02928) | 86.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02928) | 85.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.93% (0.02927) | 85.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.26% (0.07258) | 85.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.93% (0.02927) | 85.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.47% (0.01475) | 87.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00484) | 76.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 72.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 25, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 70.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 68.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 66.74th | 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://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_SECUNIA
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/28325 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/29048 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- 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.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1446 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
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- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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- 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_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6450 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=427253 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39186 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6450
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11442 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6450
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