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CVE-2006-3628

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Wireshark (aka Ethereal) 0.10.x to 0.99.0 allow remote attackers to cause a de

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Wireshark (aka Ethereal) 0.10.x to 0.99.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) ANSI MAP, (2) Checkpoint FW-1, (3) MQ, (4) XML, and (5) NTP dissectors.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.05887
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  • EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
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Affected Products & Versions

2
ethereal group etherealall versions
wiresharkall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD21 Jul 2006 · 02:03 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
rhsaRHSA-2006:0602Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0602.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21078PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21107PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21121Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21204Vendor Advisory
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