CVE-2006-3627 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via malicious GSM BSSMAP packets, causing a denial of service for users analyzing network traffic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-3627?
CVE-2006-3627 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 18 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the GSM BSSMAP dissector in Wireshark (aka Ethereal) 0.10.11 to 0.99.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3627?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3627?
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-2006-3627 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3627 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3627, GHSA-qgm4-wx5q-868f.