CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-3628

HIGHEPSS 92th pctl
10.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
wiresharkDebian
Fixed in:0.99.2-1CVE-2006-3628
Fixed in:0.99.2-1CVE-2006-3628
Fixed in:0.99.2-1CVE-2006-3628
Fixed in:0.99.2-1CVE-2006-3628

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.93%probability of exploitation in 30 days
92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

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