CVE-2006-3632

Buffer overflow in Wireshark (aka Ethereal) 0.8.16 to 0.99.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the NFS dissector.

Published: 2006-07-21 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-3632 is rated High Risk (66.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.01%). 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.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3632

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 10.66% 5.01% -5.65%
2 2025-03-29 5.01% 10.66% +5.65%
3 2025-03-19 — 5.01% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3632

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3632

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-3632

vendor priority summary link
debian high CVE-2006-3632 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-2006-3632
gentoo high CVE-2006-3632: 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-2006-3632
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3632
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-3632 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-2006-3632

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-3632

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Ethereal Group, Ethereal, 0.99.2

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3632

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ethereal_group ethereal 0.8.16 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.8.17 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.8.17a cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.17a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.8.18 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.8.19 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.8.20 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.11 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.13 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.14 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.15 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ethereal_group ethereal 0.9.16 cpe:2.3:a:ethereal_group:ethereal:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3632

URL Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060801-01-P
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0602.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21078 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21107 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21121 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21204 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21249 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21467 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21488 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21598 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22089 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-09.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016532
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-197.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1127
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:128
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_20_sr.html
http://www.osvdb.org/27371
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440576/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19051
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2850
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-01.html Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27830
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-512
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9468
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