MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Apr 25, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.36%
Description
Buffer overflow in Ethereal 0.8.5 up to 0.10.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the telnet dissector.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.9.15
- 0.9.16
- 0.10
- 0.10.0
- 0.10.0a
- 0.10.1
- 0.10.2
- 0.10.3
- 0.10.4
- 0.10.5
- 0.10.6
- 0.10.7
- 0.10.8
- 0.10.9
- 0.10.10
- 0.10.11
- 0.10.12
- 0.10.13
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
ethereal-0:0.99.0-EL3.2
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0420
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | ethereal-0:0.99.0-EL3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0420 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.36% 0.04360
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04360
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.36% (0.04360) | 90.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.36% (0.04360) | 89.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.72% (0.01718) | 81.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.66% (0.02658) | 90.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 2.66% (0.02658) | 88.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.76% (0.02760) | 88.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (28)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19769 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19805 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19828 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19839 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19958 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19962 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20117 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20210 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20944 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015985 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-128.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1049 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00023.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchURL Repurposed
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-17.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:077 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00194.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00195.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0420.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17682 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1501 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1936 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618077 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26029 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1936
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10341 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1936
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 25, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 20, 2006
Link CVE-2006-1936
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a