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CVE-2006-3630

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-3630 describes multiple off-by-one errors in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) versions 0.9.7 through 0.99.0, specifically within the NCP NMAS and NDPS dissectors. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.99.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0191 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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-2006-3630Moderate

security flaw

Jul 17, 2006

References

patches.sgi.com / support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2006-0602.html
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21078
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21107
Vendor 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/27827
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-512
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11350
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 / 27366
osvdb.org / 27367
osvdb.org / 27368
securityfocus.com / archive/1/440576/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/19051
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2850
Vendor Advisory
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2006-01.html
Patch