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CVE-2007-6450

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2007-12-19	wireshark -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2007-6450 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2007-6450
Phase	Assigned(20071219)

Description

The RPL dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.8 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors.

References

Source	Reference
BUGTRAQ	20080103 rPSA-2008-0004-1 tshark wireshark
MISC	http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
CONFIRM	http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html
CONFIRM	http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
CONFIRM	https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
DEBIAN	DSA-1446
GENTOO	GLSA-200712-23
MANDRIVA	MDVSA-2008:001
MANDRIVA	MDVSA-2008:1
REDHAT	RHSA-2008:0058
REDHAT	RHSA-2008:0059
SUSE	SUSE-SR:2008:004
BID	27071
OVAL	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11442
SECUNIA	28288
SECUNIA	28315
SECUNIA	27777
SECUNIA	28304
SECUNIA	28325
SECUNIA	28564
SECUNIA	28583
SECUNIA	29048
XF	wireshark-rpl-dissector-dos(39186)