CVE-2007-6441

N/A Unknown
Published: December 19, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The WiMAX dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors related to "unaligned access on some platforms."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27777
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28288
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28304
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28325
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28564
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:001
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27071
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39183
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10452
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14126
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27777
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28288
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28304
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28325
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28564
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:001
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39183
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10452
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14126
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
58th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

wireshark

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