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CVE-2007-6112 Detail

Description

Buffer overflow in the PPP dissector Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27777 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27777 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28197 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28197 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28207
http://secunia.com/advisories/28207
http://secunia.com/advisories/28288 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28288 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28304 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28304 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28325
http://secunia.com/advisories/28325
http://secunia.com/advisories/28564
http://secunia.com/advisories/28564
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018988
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018988
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:001
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:001
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26532 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26532 Patch 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3956
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3956
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html Patch 
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html Patch 
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14561
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14561
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9772
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9772
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00606.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00606.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00712.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00712.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-6112
NVD Published Date:
11/23/2007
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.