CVE-2007-3389: Wireshark before 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted chunked encoding in an HTTP response…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Plan (action score 40/100)
- A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Because a ready-made attack tool exists, priority is at least “Plan”.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 16.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 97% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: wireshark (Debian:12) 0.99.6pre1-1; libsmi (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as) 0:0.4.5-3.el3; libsmi-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as) 0:0.4.5-3.el3.
Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to wireshark (Debian:12) 0.99.6pre1-1; libsmi (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as) 0:0.4.5-3.el3; libsmi-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as) 0:0.4.5-3.el3 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Wireshark before 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted chunked encoding in an HTTP response, possibly related to a zero-length payload.
- Published
- Jun 25, 2007
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 16.2% · 97th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
Report tools
Action score
40
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 5 / 30 · 16.2%
- Ready-made attack tool
- 15 / 40 · floor: at least 40
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- wireshark wireshark0.99.0
- wireshark wireshark0.99.1
- wireshark wireshark0.99.2
- wireshark wireshark0.99.3
- wireshark wireshark0.99.4
- wireshark wireshark0.99.5
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wireshark | before 0.99.6pre1-1 | 0.99.6pre1-1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | libsmi | before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | libsmi-debuginfo | before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | libsmi-devel | before 0:0.4.5-3.el3 | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | wireshark | before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | wireshark-debuginfo | before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | wireshark-gnome | before 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 | 0:0.99.7-EL3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | wireshark | before 0:0.99.6-EL4.1 | 0:0.99.6-EL4.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | wireshark-debuginfo | before 0:0.99.6-EL4.1 | 0:0.99.6-EL4.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | wireshark-gnome | before 0:0.99.6-EL4.1 | 0:0.99.6-EL4.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | wireshark | before 0:0.99.6-1.el5 | 0:0.99.6-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | wireshark-debuginfo | before 0:0.99.6-1.el5 | 0:0.99.6-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | wireshark-gnome | before 0:0.99.6-1.el5 | 0:0.99.6-1.el5 |
Same product
wireshark: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2010-0304Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to cause…52Plan
- CVE-2014-2299Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6…51Plan
- CVE-2011-1591Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows remote attackers…50Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2007-0458Feb 2, 2007 · Unspecified vulnerability in the HTTP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 and 0.99.4 allows remote attackers to cause a…18Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2007-0459Feb 2, 2007 · packet-tcp.c in the TCP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2007-3390Jun 25, 2007 · Wireshark 0.99.5 and 0.10.x up to 0.10.14, when running on certain systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)…21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:wireshark | 0.99.6pre1-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libsmi | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libsmi-debuginfo | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:libsmi-devel | 0:0.4.5-3.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:wireshark | 0:0.99.6-EL4.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:wireshark-debuginfo | 0:0.99.6-EL4.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:wireshark-gnome | 0:0.99.6-EL4.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/dos/wireshark/chunkedWireshark chunked_encoding_dissector Function DOSauxiliary | 2007-02-22 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-124 d
- Published
- TodayNov 15, 2026+7083 d
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- secunia.com/advisories/25833
- secunia.com/advisories/25987
- secunia.com/advisories/26004
- secunia.com/advisories/26499
- secunia.com/advisories/27592
- secunia.com/advisories/28583
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-12.xml
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:145
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0709.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0710.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0059.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24662
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1018315
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2353
- www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-0.99.6.html
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-02.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35207
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1498
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.