CVE-2007-6119

The DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a...

7.8 HighFix available

The DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and resource consumption) via unknown vectors.

Exploit likelihood

3.28%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and resource consumption) via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2007-6119
CVSS 2.0: 7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and resource consumption) via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2007-6119
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-6088 No score

The DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and resource consumption) via unknown vectors.

Record: EUVD-2007-6088
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j2p4-5vr6-m8qq No score

The DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a...

The DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and resource consumption) via unknown vectors.

Record: GHSA-j2p4-5vr6-m8qq
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

The DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and resource consumption) via unknown vectors.

Record: CVE-2007-6119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-6119 No score

The DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and resource consumption) via unknown vectors.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wireshark

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wireshark` Debian:12	before 0.99.7~pre1-1	0.99.7~pre1-1
`wireshark` Debian:13	before 0.99.7~pre1-1	0.99.7~pre1-1
`wireshark` Debian:14	before 0.99.7~pre1-1	0.99.7~pre1-1
`wireshark` Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0.99.6rel-5+0.99.7~pre1-1+lenny1	0.99.6rel-5+0.99.7~pre1-1+lenny1
`libsmi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el4	0:0.4.5-2.el4
`libsmi-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el4	0:0.4.5-2.el4
`libsmi-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el4	0:0.4.5-2.el4
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el4	0:0.99.7-1.el4
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el4	0:0.99.7-1.el4
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el4	0:0.99.7-1.el4

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libsmi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el4	0:0.4.5-2.el4
`libsmi-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el4	0:0.4.5-2.el4
`libsmi-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el4	0:0.4.5-2.el4
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el4	0:0.99.7-1.el4
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el4	0:0.99.7-1.el4
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el4	0:0.99.7-1.el4
`libsmi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el4	0:0.4.5-2.el4
`libsmi-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el4	0:0.4.5-2.el4
`libsmi-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el4	0:0.4.5-2.el4
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el4	0:0.99.7-1.el4
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el4	0:0.99.7-1.el4
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el4	0:0.99.7-1.el4
`libsmi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el4	0:0.4.5-2.el4
`libsmi-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el4	0:0.4.5-2.el4
`libsmi-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el4	0:0.4.5-2.el4
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el4	0:0.99.7-1.el4
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el4	0:0.99.7-1.el4
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el4	0:0.99.7-1.el4
`libsmi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el5	0:0.4.5-2.el5
`libsmi-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el5	0:0.4.5-2.el5
`libsmi-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el5	0:0.4.5-2.el5
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el5	0:0.99.7-1.el5
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el5	0:0.99.7-1.el5
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el5	0:0.99.7-1.el5
`libsmi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el5	0:0.4.5-2.el5
`libsmi-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el5	0:0.4.5-2.el5
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el5	0:0.99.7-1.el5
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el5	0:0.99.7-1.el5
`libsmi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el5	0:0.4.5-2.el5
`libsmi-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el5	0:0.4.5-2.el5
`libsmi-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.4.5-2.el5	0:0.4.5-2.el5
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el5	0:0.99.7-1.el5
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el5	0:0.99.7-1.el5
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 16 CVEs	before 0:0.99.7-1.el5	0:0.99.7-1.el5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, facts, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-6119 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Wireshark, published November 23, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.28%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 0.99.7~pre1-1.

References

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