CVE-2006-5740 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation13 documents6 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
2.6%
top 14.40%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedOct 27
Latest updateMay 3

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted LDAP packet.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 0.99.4-1 (bookworm)+1
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 0.99.4-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark7 versions+6

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-pf33-mp3w-9986: Unspecified vulnerability in the LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2022-05-03
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GHSA
GHSA-wg7h-v77w-f95g: The LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2006-5740: Unspecified vulnerability in the LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0↗2006-10-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
wireshark: crash in LDAP dissector↗2008-03-28
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Debian
CVE-2008-1562: wireshark - The LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows...↗2008
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Red Hat
security flaw↗2006-10-30
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Debian
CVE-2006-5740: wireshark - Unspecified vulnerability in the LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal)...↗2006
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💬Community

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Bugzilla
CVE-2006-5740 security flaw↗2018-08-16
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Bugzilla
CVE-2008-1562 wireshark: crash in LDAP dissector↗2008-04-01
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Bugzilla
CVE-2006-4574 Multiple Wireshark issues (CVE-2006-4805, CVE-2006-5468, CVE-2006-5469, CVE-2006-5740)↗2006-10-24
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Bugzilla
CVE-2006-1932 Multiple ethereal issues (CVE-2006-1933, CVE-2006-1934, CVE-2006-1935, CVE-2006-1936, CVE-2006-1937, CVE-2006-1938, CVE-2006-1939, CVE-2006-1940, VE-2006-4805, CVE-2006-5468, CVE-2006-54↗2006-05-12
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