Description
The WiMAX dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors related to "unaligned access on some platforms."
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wireshark | 0.99.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 0.99.7-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 0.99.7-1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | wireshark | 0.99.7-1~lenny1 | DTSA-104-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | libsmi +1 | 0.4.5-2.el5 | RHSA-2008:0058 |
| RHEL 5 | wireshark +1 | 0.99.7-1.el5 | RHSA-2008:0058 |
| RHEL 4 | libsmi +1 | 0.4.5-2.el4 | RHSA-2008:0058 |
| RHEL 4 | wireshark +1 | 0.99.7-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:0058 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2008:0058 Red Hat Security Advisory: wireshark security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DTSA-104-1 wireshark - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 27777 third-party-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975
- 29048 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html
- 28564 third-party-advisory
- wireshark-wimax-dissector-dos(39183) vdb-entry
- 20080103 rPSA-2008-0004-1 tshark wireshark mailing-list
- GLSA-200712-23 vendor-advisory
- 28304 third-party-advisory
- 28325 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14126 vdb-entry signature
- MDVSA-2008:1 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:001 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0058 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:004 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199958
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10452 vdb-entry signature
- 27071 vdb-entry
- 28288 third-party-advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004