CVE-2007-6112

Published: Nov 23, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the PPP dissector Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Affected (1)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

Wireshark

1 product

Wireshark

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 0.99.6

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (50)

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27777

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/28197

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/28207

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/28288

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/28304

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/28325

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/28564

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/29048

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securitytracker.com/id?1018988

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:001

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26532

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3956

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14561

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9772

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00606.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00712.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958