Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Wireshark (aka Ethereal) 0.10.x to 0.99.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) ANSI MAP, (2) Checkpoint FW-1, (3) MQ, (4) XML, and (5) NTP dissectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3628 is rated High Risk (66.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.89%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 13.75% | 5.89% | -7.86% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 5.89% | 13.75% | +7.86% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 5.89% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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high | CVE-2006-3628 high priority: Debian including 1 source packages (wireshark), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3628 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2006-3628: 1 GLSA(s) (200607-09), 2 atom(s) (net-analyzer/ethereal, net-analyzer/wireshark); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-3628 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3628 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-3628 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wireshark), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-3628 |
: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Ethereal Group, Ethereal, 0.99.2
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.0a | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.3 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.4 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.5 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.6 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.7 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.8 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.9 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.10 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.11 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.12 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.13 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.10.14 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ethereal_group | ethereal | 0.99.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.99.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wireshark | wireshark | 0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wireshark | wireshark | 0.10.4 | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wireshark | wireshark | 0.10.13 | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wireshark | wireshark | 0.99 | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wireshark | wireshark | 0.99.1 | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |