CVE-2006-3629 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the MOUNT dissector of Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) versions 0.9.4 through 0.99.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by causing excessive memory consumption. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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