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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wireshark 0.99.3 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component LDAP Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in the LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted LDAP packet.
The bug was discovered 10/27/2006. The weakness was presented 10/27/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5740 since 10/27/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24303 (Fedora Core 5 : wireshark-0.99.5-1.fc5 (2007-207)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156229 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Wireshark (ELSA-2006:0726,ELSA-2006:0658,ELSA-2006:0602)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29841) and Tenable (24303). See 31382, 31381, 31380 and 31379 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 24303
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 5 : wireshark-0.99.5-1.fc5 (2007-207)
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OpenVAS ID: 861536
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Sources
Product: wireshark.orgAdvisory: wireshark.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-5740 (🔍)
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X-Force: 29841
Vulnerability Center: 13162 - Wireshark LDAP Dissector Remote Denial of Service, High
SecurityFocus: 20762 - Wireshark Multiple Protocol Dissectors Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22590 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30069 - CVE-2006-5740 - Wireshark - Unspecified Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-4220
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 07/11/2019 09:25
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (81), 07/11/2019 09:25 (5)
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