CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2006-3628

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Jul 21, 2006 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10 (including) 0.10 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.0 (including) 0.10.0 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.0a (including) 0.10.0a (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.1 (including) 0.10.1 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.2 (including) 0.10.2 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.3 (including) 0.10.3 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.4 (including) 0.10.4 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.5 (including) 0.10.5 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.6 (including) 0.10.6 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.7 (including) 0.10.7 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.8 (including) 0.10.8 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.9 (including) 0.10.9 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.10 (including) 0.10.10 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.11 (including) 0.10.11 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.12 (including) 0.10.12 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.13 (including) 0.10.13 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.10.14 (including) 0.10.14 (including)
Ethereal Ethereal_group 0.99.0 (including) 0.99.0 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10 (including) 0.10 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.4 (including) 0.10.4 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.13 (including) 0.10.13 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99 (including) 0.99 (including)
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.1 (including) 0.99.1 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 RedHat wireshark-0:0.99.2-EL3.1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 RedHat wireshark-0:0.99.2-EL4.1 *
Wireshark Ubuntu devel *
Wireshark Ubuntu edgy *
Wireshark Ubuntu feisty *

Potential Mitigations

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