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CVE-2007-6438

5.0 · MEDIUM

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.

Published Dec 19, 2007wiresharkCWE-119EPSS 2.00%

Overview

CVE-2007-6438 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wireshark wireshark. It was published on December 19, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wireshark. Update wireshark to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refbugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/27777Refsecunia.com/advisories/28288Refsecunia.com/advisories/28304Refsecunia.com/advisories/28325Refsecunia.com/advisories/28564Refsecunia.com/advisories/29048Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xmlRefwiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-6438?

CVE-2007-6438 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wireshark wireshark. It was published on December 19, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-6438?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-6438?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wireshark. Update wireshark to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-6438?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-6438 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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