CVE-2006-3632 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in the NFS dissector, potentially causing denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-3632?
CVE-2006-3632 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ethereal Group Ethereal, published on 18 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Wireshark (aka Ethereal) 0.8.16 to 0.99.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the NFS dissector.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3632?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ethereal Group Ethereal.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3632?
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-2006-3632 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3632 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ethereal Group Ethereal
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3632, GHSA-j662-g76p-xchg.