Security readout for executives and security teams
This old Wireshark issue can make a vulnerable packet analyzer consume excessive resources when its MEGACO dissector processes crafted or malformed input. The known impact is denial of service, not data theft or code execution. Business urgency is mainly for environments still running legacy Wireshark or analyzing untrusted packet captures. Exposure is most plausible on analyst workstations or systems running vulnerable Wireshark/Ethereal versions and processing untrusted captures or network traffic. Modern supported Wireshark deployments are unlikely to be affected, but legacy packaged versions should be verified. Treat this as a legacy hygiene issue unless vulnerable packet-analysis systems remain in use. Prioritize remediation where analysts handle untrusted captures, because denial of service could disrupt investigations or monitoring workflows. Mitigation focus: Identify any Wireshark or Ethereal versions 0.9.14 through 0.99.6.; Upgrade Wireshark/Ethereal using vendor or distribution security advisories.; Avoid processing untrusted MEGACO traffic or captures on vulnerable systems..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2007-4690CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10659CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- FEDORA-2007-4590CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
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