Wireshark 0.99.3 HTTP Dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wireshark 0.99.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Dissector. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-5468. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark 0.99.3 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected is an unknown function of the component HTTP Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the HTTP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 10/27/2006. The weakness was disclosed 10/27/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5468 since 10/23/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36335 (CentOS 3 / 4 : wireshark (CESA-2006:0726)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS 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 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29840), Tenable (36335), SecurityFocus (BID 20762†), OSVDB (30068†) and Secunia (SA22590†). The entries VDB-31382, VDB-31381, VDB-31380 and VDB-31379 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 36335
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : wireshark (CESA-2006:0726)
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OpenVAS ID: 861536
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5468 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5468
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33012

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X-Force: 29840
SecurityFocus: 20762 - Wireshark Multiple Protocol Dissectors Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22590 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30068 - CVE-2006-5468 - Wireshark - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1017129
Vulnerability Center: 13160 - Wireshark 0.99.3 HTTP Dissector Remote Denial of Service, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-4220

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/25/2026 20:15
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (85), 07/11/2019 09:23 (5), 01/15/2025 22:05 (17), 04/25/2026 20:15 (1)
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