# CVE-2007-3393: Off-by-one error in the DHCP/BOOTP dissector in Wireshark before 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via cra

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-06-26 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Off-by-one error in the DHCP/BOOTP dissector in Wireshark before 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted DHCP-over-DOCSIS packets.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/25833
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35113
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25877
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0059.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-02.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0710.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26499
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25987
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26004
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-12.xml
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0709.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:145
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22588/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018315
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1498
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24662
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28583
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-0.99.6.html
- http://osvdb.org/37639
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2353
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1322
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11010

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