5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-6116
Firebird/Interbase Protocol Dissector Denial of Service
Description

The Firebird/Interbase dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) via unknown vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 23, 2007, 8:46 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 15, 2018, 9:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-6116 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wireshark wireshark
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-6116.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27777 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28197 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28207 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28288 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28304 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28325 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28564 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-23.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018988
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:001
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:1
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0058.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26532 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3956
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html Patch
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15036
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9799
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00606.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00712.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-6116 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-6116 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485792/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15036 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9799 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9799 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15036 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 27, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-6116 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-6116 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.01 }} 0.87%

score

0.89251

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability