MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Aug 24, 2006
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.01%
Description
The SSCOP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) before 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via malformed packets that cause the Q.2391 dissector to use excessive memory.
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.
5.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.01% 0.04012
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04012
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.01% (0.04012) | 90.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.71% (0.03707) | 88.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 17, 2025 | 3.97% (0.03966) | 87.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 83.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.50% (0.01501) | 87.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 1.50% (0.01501) | 85.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01063) | 82.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 0.82% (0.00820) | 79.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 0.75% (0.00746) | 78.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 71.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 84.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 67.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (26)
- 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/21813 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.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1171 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/696896 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/archive/1/444323/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- 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_CONFIRMPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4333 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618180 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28553 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28556 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-597 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4333
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11801 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4333
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 24, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 24, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4333
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a