PT-2006-6428 · Wireshark+1 · Wireshark+1

Published 2006-10-27 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2006-5740

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Wireshark version 0.99.3

Description: The issue is related to an unspecified vulnerability in the LDAP dissector, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by crashing the system via a crafted LDAP packet.

Recommendations: For Wireshark version 0.99.3, consider updating to a newer version to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the LDAP dissector to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5740

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1

RHSA-2006:0726

RHSA-2006_0726

Affected Products

Red Hat

Wireshark

References · 196

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5740 · Security Note
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5740 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5740 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22590 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5740 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10898 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7703 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10897 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7420 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22207 · Note