Buffer overflow in Wireshark

CVE-2007-6112

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.062 (92.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Wireshark — versions 0.99.6
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References