CVE-2007-6117: Medium severity Wireshark Wireshark vulnerability

Published Nov 22, 2007
·
Updated

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2007-6117 to the following vulnerability:

Unspecified vulnerability in the HTTP dissector for Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.14 to 0.99.6 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors related to chunked messages.

Other sources

Unspecified vulnerability in the HTTP dissector for Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted chunked messages.

Red Hat

Affected Software

14 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/libsmi<0:0.4.5-3.el3
0:0.4.5-3.el3
redhat/libsmi<0:0.4.5-2.el4
0:0.4.5-2.el4
redhat/wireshark<0:0.99.7-1.el4
0:0.99.7-1.el4
redhat/libsmi<0:0.4.5-2.el5
0:0.4.5-2.el5
redhat/wireshark<0:0.99.7-1.el5
0:0.99.7-1.el5
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.3
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.0
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10.14
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.6
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.2
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.1
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.5
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.4
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99

Event History

Nov 22, 2007
CVE Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Nov 23, 2007
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:23 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6117?

CVE-2007-6117 has been identified as a vulnerability that can lead to denial of service and potential arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2007-6117?

To fix CVE-2007-6117, update Wireshark to a version later than 0.99.6.

3

Which versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2007-6117?

CVE-2007-6117 affects Wireshark versions from 0.10.14 to 0.99.6.

4

Can CVE-2007-6117 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2007-6117 can be exploited by remote attackers through crafted chunked messages.

5

What impact does CVE-2007-6117 have on systems?

The impact of CVE-2007-6117 includes potential crashes and unauthorized code execution on affected systems.

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