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FKIE_CVE-2007-6438

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-12-19 22:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:48
Severity
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the SMB dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors. NOTE: this identifier originally included MP3 and NCP, but those issues are already covered by CVE-2007-6111.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27777Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28288Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28304Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28325Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28564Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29048Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml
secalert@redhat.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:001
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27071
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39178
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11785
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14734
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27777Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28288Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28304Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28325Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28564Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29048Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:001
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27071
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39178
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11785
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14734
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wireshark wireshark 0.99.6

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    },
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