Buffer overflow in the ANSI MAP dissector for Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.5 to 0.99.6, when running on unspecified platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 23, 2007 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade ethereal-liteUpgrade wireshark-liteUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade tethereal-liteUpgrade etherealUpgrade tethereal | Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nov 23, 2007 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libsmiUpgrade libsmi-develUpgrade wireshark-gnome | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 23, 2007 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade suse-releaseUpgrade etherealUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-devel | Feb 17, 2015 | Nov 23, 2007 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 0.99.7 | May 3, 2018 | Nov 23, 2007 |
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