CVE-2007-6118 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the MEGACO dissector of Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) versions 0.9.14 through 0.99.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a long loop and excessive resource consumption through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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