The WiMAX dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors related to "unaligned access on some platforms."
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade ethereal-liteUpgrade etherealUpgrade wireshark-liteUpgrade tetherealUpgrade tethereal-lite | Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade wireshark-gnomeUpgrade libsmiUpgrade libsmi-develUpgrade wireshark | Oct 16, 2024 | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade suse-releaseUpgrade ethereal | Feb 17, 2015 | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 0.99.7 | May 3, 2018 | Dec 19, 2007 |
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