CVE-2006-4330 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via the SCSI dissector, 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-2006-4330?
CVE-2006-4330 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 24 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the SCSI dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4330?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4330?
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-2006-4330 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4330 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4330, GHSA-4gjf-g4v6-75fp.