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TI-2007-05841 Aliases CVE-2007-6121GHSA-295v-qw27-g2wh

Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.8.16 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated

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

Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.8.16 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed RPC Portmap packet.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02003 80th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 53

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.16VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.17VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.17a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.17aVulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.18VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.19VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.20VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.0VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableEthereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.16 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.17 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.17a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.17a Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.18 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.19 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.20 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
Show 43 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.4VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.9VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.10VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.11VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.12VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.13VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.14VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.15VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.16VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0aVulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.2VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.3VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.4VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.5VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.6VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.7VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.8VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.9VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.10VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.11VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.12VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.13VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.14VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.0VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.16VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.10VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.4 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.9 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.10 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.11 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.12 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.13 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.14 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.15 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.16 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0a Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.2 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.3 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.4 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.5 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.6 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.7 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.8 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.9 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.10 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.11 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.12 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.13 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.14 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.0 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.16 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.10 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: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

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

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6121
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-295v-qw27-g2wh

References

Patch 1

Advisory 9

Other 5

Sources

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