CVE-2006-4333

N/A Unknown
Published: August 24, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21597
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21619
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21649
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21682
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21813
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21885
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22378
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-26.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016736
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-227.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1171
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/696896
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:152
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0658.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444323/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19690
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3370
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-02.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28553
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28556
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-597
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11801
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21597
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21619
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21649
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21682
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21813
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21885
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22378
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-26.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016736
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-227.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/696896
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:152
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0658.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444323/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19690
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3370
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-02.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28553
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28556
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-597
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11801
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.0%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

wireshark

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