CVE-2006-4333 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Wireshark via malformed packets that trigger excessive memory consumption in the SSCOP dissector.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-4333?
CVE-2006-4333 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
The SSCOP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) before 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via malformed packets that cause the Q.2391 dissector to use excessive memory.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4333?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4333?
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-2006-4333 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4333 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4333, GHSA-jhfx-pfvp-j6f3.