TI-2007-05837 Aliases CVE-2007-6117 GHSA-w8w7-27w4-9q42

Unspecified vulnerability in the HTTP dissector for Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.14…

LOW 29Published 2007-11-23 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in the HTTP dissector for Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted chunked messages.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03396 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.14:::::::*	0.10.14	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99:::::::*	0.99	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.0:::::::*	0.99.0	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.1:::::::*	0.99.1	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:::::::*	0.99.2	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:::::::*	0.99.3	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4:::::::*	0.99.4	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5:::::::*	0.99.5	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:::::::*	0.99.6	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation

cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.14 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.1 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.2 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.3 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.4 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.5 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.6 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

RHSA-2008:0059 Released 2008-01-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
wireshark security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 libsmi-0.4.5-3.el3, libsmi-0.4.5-3.el3.i386, libsmi-devel-0.4.5-3.el3 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libsmi-0.4.5-3.el3, libsmi-0.4.5-3.el3.i386, libsmi-0.4.5-3.el3.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libsmi-0.4.5-3.el3, libsmi-0.4.5-3.el3.i386, libsmi-0.4.5-3.el3.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libsmi-0.4.5-3.el3, libsmi-0.4.5-3.el3.i386, libsmi-0.4.5-3.el3.ia64 +9
RHSA-2008:0058 Released 2008-01-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
wireshark security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libsmi-0.4.5-2.el5, libsmi-0.4.5-2.el5.i386, libsmi-0.4.5-2.el5.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libsmi-0.4.5-2.el4, libsmi-0.4.5-2.el4.i386, libsmi-0.4.5-2.el4.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libsmi-0.4.5-2.el5, libsmi-0.4.5-2.el5.i386, wireshark-0.99.7-1.el5 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libsmi-0.4.5-2.el5, libsmi-devel-0.4.5-2.el5, libsmi-devel-0.4.5-2.el5.i386 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libsmi-0.4.5-2.el4, libsmi-0.4.5-2.el4.i386, libsmi-devel-0.4.5-2.el4 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libsmi-0.4.5-2.el4, libsmi-0.4.5-2.el4.i386, libsmi-0.4.5-2.el4.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libsmi-0.4.5-2.el4, libsmi-0.4.5-2.el4.i386, libsmi-0.4.5-2.el4.ia64 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0058
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0058
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0058
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0058
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0058
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0058
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0058

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6117
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8w7-27w4-9q42

References

Patch 1

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html

Advisory 11

Other 5

TI-2026-53718 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-63612 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-16149 A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2010-00291 Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-63614 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2014-01823 Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3

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