Upstream information
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.0 through 0.99.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) the SSL dissector or (2) the iSeries (OS/400) Communication trace file parser.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 10 | 
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | 
| Access Vector | Network | 
| Access Complexity | Low | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | 
| Integrity Impact | Complete | 
| Availability Impact | Complete | 
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2008:004, published Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:00:00 +0000
 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 16:39:34 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:15:08 2025