CVE-2007-3393 describes an off-by-one error in the DHCP/BOOTP dissector of Wireshark versions prior to 0.99.6. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) by sending specially crafted DHCP-over-DOCSIS packets to affected Wireshark installations. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, but only leading to availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.99.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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