CVE-2007-6439

Publication date 19 December 2007

Last updated 4 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wireshark 8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 0.99.6rel-3ubuntu0.2
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release