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CVE-2006-1939

First published: Tue Apr 25 2006(Updated: )

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ethereal 0.9.x up to 0.10.14 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash from null dereference) via (1) an invalid display filter, or the (2) GSM SMS, (3) ASN.1-based, (4) DCERPC NT, (5) PER, (6) RPC, (7) DCERPC, and (8) ASN.1 dissectors.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Ethereal=0.10.1
Ethereal=0.9.2
Ethereal=0.9.6
Ethereal=0.10.0a
Ethereal=0.10.10
Ethereal=0.9.5
Ethereal=0.10.2
Ethereal=0.9.14
Ethereal=0.9.0
Ethereal=0.9.15
Ethereal=0.9.10
Ethereal=0.9_.0
Ethereal=0.10.13
Ethereal=0.9.8
Ethereal=0.10.3
Ethereal=0.10.4
Ethereal=0.10.7
Ethereal=0.9.16
Ethereal=0.10.12
Ethereal=0.10.11
Ethereal=0.10.5
Ethereal=0.10.0
Ethereal=0.9.3
Ethereal=0.10
Ethereal=0.9.13
Ethereal=0.9.9
Ethereal=0.9.11
Ethereal=0.9.7
Ethereal=0.9.4
Ethereal=0.9.1
Ethereal=0.10.6
Ethereal=0.10.8
Ethereal=0.10.9
Ethereal=0.9
Ethereal=0.9.12

Remedy

http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00023.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2006-1939?

    CVE-2006-1939 is classified as a vulnerability that can lead to denial of service due to a crash from null dereference.

  • How do I fix CVE-2006-1939?

    Fixing CVE-2006-1939 involves upgrading Ethereal to a version that does not have the specified vulnerabilities, ideally to the latest version available.

  • Which versions of Ethereal are affected by CVE-2006-1939?

    CVE-2006-1939 affects multiple versions of Ethereal from 0.9.x up to and including 0.10.14.

  • What types of attacks are associated with CVE-2006-1939?

    CVE-2006-1939 can be exploited through various attacks involving an invalid display filter and specific dissectors.

  • What is Ethereal and why is CVE-2006-1939 important?

    Ethereal is a network protocol analyzer, and CVE-2006-1939 is important because it allows remote attackers to disrupt network analysis capabilities.

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