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TI-2006-03524 Aliases CVE-2006-3632GHSA-j662-g76p-xchg

Buffer overflow in Wireshark (aka Ethereal) 0.8.16 to 0.99.0 allows remote attackers to…

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07466 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 41

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.16VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.17VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.17a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.17aVulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.18VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.19VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.20VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.0VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3VulnerableEthereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.16 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.17 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.17a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.17a Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.18 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.19 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.20 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
Show 31 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.4VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.9VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.10VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.11VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.12VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.13VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.14VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.15VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.16VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0aVulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.2VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.3VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.4VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.5VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.6VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.7VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.8VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.9VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.10VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.11VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.12VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.13VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.14VulnerableEthereal Group
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.0VulnerableEthereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.4 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.9 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.10 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.11 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.12 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.13 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.14 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.15 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.16 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0a Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.2 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.3 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.4 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.5 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.6 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.7 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.8 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.9 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.10 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.11 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.12 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.13 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.14 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.0 Vulnerable ·Ethereal Group

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2006:0602 Released 2006-08-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    wireshark security update (was ethereal)
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 wireshark-0.99.2-EL3.1, wireshark-0.99.2-EL3.1.i386, wireshark-gnome-0.99.2-EL3.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 wireshark-0.99.2-EL3.1, wireshark-0.99.2-EL3.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.2-EL3.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wireshark-0.99.2-EL4.1, wireshark-0.99.2-EL4.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.2-EL4.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wireshark-0.99.2-EL4.1, wireshark-0.99.2-EL4.1.i386, wireshark-gnome-0.99.2-EL4.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 wireshark-0.99.2-EL3.1, wireshark-0.99.2-EL3.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.2-EL3.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wireshark-0.99.2-EL4.1, wireshark-0.99.2-EL4.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.2-EL4.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 wireshark-0.99.2-EL3.1, wireshark-0.99.2-EL3.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.2-EL3.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wireshark-0.99.2-EL4.1, wireshark-0.99.2-EL4.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.2-EL4.1.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0602
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0602
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0602
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0602
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0602
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0602
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0602
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0602

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3632
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j662-g76p-xchg

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 5

  • TI-2004-00151 Multiple buffer overflows in Ethereal 0.8.13 to 0.10.2 allow remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-03011 Buffer overflow vulnerability in the unicode_to_bytes in the Service Location Protocol… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00458 Buffer overflow in the MMSE dissector for Ethereal 0.10.1 to 0.10.3 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-03520 Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Wireshark (aka Ethereal) 0.10.x to 0.99.0 allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-01877 Off-by-one error in the OID printing routine in Ethereal 0.10.x up to 0.10.14 has unknown… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00407 Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier does not handle certain strings properly, with unknown… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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