FKIE_CVE-2007-6439
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-12-19 22:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:48
Severity
Summary
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.
References
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"lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:48:05.430",
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