security flaw
Published Aug 24, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.47%
Description
Multiple off-by-one errors in the IPSec ESP preference parser in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wireshark-0:0.99.3-EL3.2
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0658
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:0.99.3-EL4.2
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0658
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wireshark-0:0.99.3-EL3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0658 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:0.99.3-EL4.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0658 |
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.47% (0.04471) | 91.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04132) | 89.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.04% (0.03040) | 85.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.07% (0.04072) | 80.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.26% (0.02261) | 83.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.82% (0.01818) | 88.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 1.82% (0.01818) | 86.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 82.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00705) | 77.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (22)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21597 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21619 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21649 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21682 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21885 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22378 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-26.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016736 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-227.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/638376 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:152 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0658.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19690 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3370 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4331 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618179 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28553 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4331
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10125 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14587 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4331
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.