CVE-2006-1936 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Ethereal versions 0.8.5 through 0.10.14, specifically within the telnet dissector. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, though its primary impact is integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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