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CVE-2007-6116: wireshark

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-6116
Published 23-11-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-6116 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 2.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.90%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DTSA-92-1RHSA-2008:0058

Timeline

  1. 23-11-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) via unknown vectors.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.90%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.90% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 0.99.7~pre1-1
Wireshark1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

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