CVE-2007-6114

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.0 through 0.99.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) the SSL dissector or (2) the iSeries (OS/400) Communication trace file parser.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.70% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27777 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26532 vdb entry patch
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/28564 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0059.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28304 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018988 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1414 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00712.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28325 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:001 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
http://secunia.com/advisories/28583 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3956 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28197 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28288 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
http://secunia.com/advisories/28207 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10708 vdb entry signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00606.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27817 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6114?
CVE-2007-6114 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6114?
To fix CVE-2007-6114, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6114 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6114 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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