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CVE-2006-3628

Published: Jul 18, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-134
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.9%
Top 7.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-134

Affected Products

etherealethereal group
On-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
wiresharkwireshark
On-premDesktop App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
n/an/a
ethereal groupSecurity Productsaka ethereal
wiresharkoss-projectUSSecurity Products

Exploitability

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P
patches.sgi.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0602.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21078
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 18, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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