CVE-2007-6451
Unspecified vulnerability in the CIP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6...
4.3 MediumFix available
Unspecified vulnerability in the CIP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger allocation of large amounts of memory.
Exploit likelihood
1.70%Down 2.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in the CIP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger allocation of large amounts of memory.
- Record
CVE-2007-6451- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the CIP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger allocation of large amounts of memory.
- Record
CVE-2007-6451- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6417 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the CIP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger allocation of large amounts of memory.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6417- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-963c-26c4-cw72 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the CIP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6...
Unspecified vulnerability in the CIP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger allocation of large amounts of memory.
- Record
GHSA-963c-26c4-cw72- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the CIP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger allocation of large amounts of memory.
- Record
CVE-2007-6451- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-6451 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the CIP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger allocation of large amounts of memory.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6451- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wiresharkDebian:12 |
before 0.99.7-1 | 0.99.7-1 |
wiresharkDebian:13 |
before 0.99.7-1 | 0.99.7-1 |
wiresharkDebian:14 |
before 0.99.7-1 | 0.99.7-1 |
wiresharkDebian:4.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.99.4-5.etch.2, plus listed versions 0.99.4-50.99.4-5.etch.00.99.4-5.etch.1 |
0.99.4-5.etch.2 |
etherealDebian:3.1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.10.10-2sarge11, plus listed versions 0.10.10-2sarge100.10.10-2sarge20.10.10-2sarge30.10.10-2sarge40.10.10-2sarge50.10.10-2sarge60.10.10-2sarge80.10.10-2sarge9 |
0.10.10-2sarge11 |
wiresharkDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.99.7-1~lenny1 | 0.99.7-1~lenny1 |
libsmiRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-2.el4 | 0:0.4.5-2.el4 |
wiresharkRed 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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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wireshark-debuginfoRed 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-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-1.el4 | 0:0.99.7-1.el4 |
libsmiRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-2.el4 | 0:0.4.5-2.el4 |
wiresharkRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-1.el4 | 0:0.99.7-1.el4 |
libsmiRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-2.el4 | 0:0.4.5-2.el4 |
wiresharkRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-1.el4 | 0:0.99.7-1.el4 |
libsmiRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-2.el4 | 0:0.4.5-2.el4 |
wiresharkRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-1.el4 | 0:0.99.7-1.el4 |
libsmiRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-develRed 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 |
wiresharkRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-gnomeRed 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 |
libsmiRed 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-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-2.el5 | 0:0.4.5-2.el5 |
wiresharkRed 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-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-1.el5 | 0:0.99.7-1.el5 |
libsmiRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-2.el5 | 0:0.4.5-2.el5 |
wiresharkRed 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-debuginfoRed 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-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-1.el5 | 0:0.99.7-1.el5 |
libsmiRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
libsmi-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
libsmi-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
wiresharkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
wireshark-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
wireshark-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
libsmiRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
libsmi-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
libsmi-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
wiresharkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
wireshark-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
wireshark-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
libsmiRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
libsmi-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
libsmi-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
wiresharkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
wireshark-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
wireshark-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
libsmiRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
libsmi-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
libsmi-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
wiresharkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
wireshark-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
wireshark-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6451 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wireshark, published December 19, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 0.99.7-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/27777
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded
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security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0059.html
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39187
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9685
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1446
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6451
github.com/advisories/GHSA-963c-26c4-cw72
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6451
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0058
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397251
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0058.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6111