CVE-2006-1933 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Ethereal via crafted packets to UMA and BER dissectors, affecting network analysts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-1933?
CVE-2006-1933 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 25 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ethereal 0.10.x up to 0.10.14 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large or infinite loops) viarafted packets to the (1) UMA and (2) BER dissectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1933?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1933?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-1933 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1933 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p43w-35fv-3qjj.