CVE-2006-1934 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger buffer overflows in Ethereal dissectors to crash the application or execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-1934?
CVE-2006-1934 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.10.x up to 0.10.14 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) ALCAP dissector, (2) Network Instruments file code, or (3) NetXray/Windows Sniffer file code.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1934?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1934?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-1934 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1934 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q4cm-p57g-9hfg.