CVE-2006-3632

Description

Buffer overflow in Wireshark (aka Ethereal) 0.8.16 to 0.99.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the NFS dissector.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.01% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0602.html vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_20_sr.html vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/27371 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9468 vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27830 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21121 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016532 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21078 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-09.xml vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-197.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/21598 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21467 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22089 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21204 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440576/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2850 vdb entry
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-01.html patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1127 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21107 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21249 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:128 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21488 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-512
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19051 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3632?
CVE-2006-3632 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3632?
To fix CVE-2006-3632, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-3632 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-3632 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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