Denial of Service Vulnerability in Ethereal Network Analyzer Software
CVE-2006-1933

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Ethereal Group

Status
Ethereal
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 April 2006

What is CVE-2006-1933?

Ethereal, the popular network packet analyzer, has multiple unspecified vulnerabilities that can be exploited by remote attackers. These vulnerabilities may cause the application to enter large or infinite loops when processing specially crafted harmful packets, specifically affecting the UMA and BER dissectors. This can lead to potential denial of service, as it can disrupt normal operations of the network monitoring tools.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19828
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http://secunia.com/advisories/19839
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http://secunia.com/advisories/20210
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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