VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-6118
The MEGACO dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and resource consumption) via unknown vectors.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The MEGACO dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and resource consumption) via unknown vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.27% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ethereal group/ethereal · wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27777Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27817Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28197Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28207Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28288Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28304Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28325Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28564Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28583Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29048Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018988
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1414
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:001
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0059.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26532Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3956
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.htmlPatch
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10659
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00606.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00712.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.