CVE-2007-6119 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) version 0.99.6, specifically within its DCP ETSI dissector. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a long loop and consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, with the primary impact being availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.99.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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