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CVE-2006-3628

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-3628 describes multiple format string vulnerabilities in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) versions 0.10.x through 0.99.0, specifically impacting the ANSI MAP, Checkpoint FW-1, MQ, XML, and NTP dissectors. This critical vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and no authentication, potentially leading to a complete denial of service, arbitrary code execution, and full compromise of confidentiality and integrity. While the vulnerability is severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received no significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.0aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0593 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: wireshark-0:0.99.2-EL3.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: wireshark-0:0.99.2-EL4.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-3628Moderate

security flaw

Jul 17, 2006

References

patches.sgi.com / support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2006-0602.html
secunia.com / advisories/21078
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21107
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21121
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21204
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21249
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21467
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21488
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21598
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22089
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200607-09.xml
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27822
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27823
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27824
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27825
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27828
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-512
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9175
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-197.htm
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1127
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_20_sr.html
osvdb.org / 27362
osvdb.org / 27363
osvdb.org / 27364
osvdb.org / 27369
securityfocus.com / archive/1/440576/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/19051
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2850
Vendor Advisory
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2006-01.html
Patch