CVE-2006-5595: Medium severity Wireshark Wireshark vulnerability

Published Oct 28, 2006
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Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in the AirPcap support in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 has unspecified attack vectors related to WEP key parsing.

Affected Software

10 affected components
Wireshark Wireshark=0.7.9
Wireshark Wireshark=0.8.16
Wireshark Wireshark=0.9.10
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10.4
Wireshark Wireshark=0.10.13
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.1
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.2
Wireshark Wireshark=0.99.3

Event History

Oct 28, 2006
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:07 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5595?

The severity of CVE-2006-5595 is not specified, but it is related to parsing vulnerabilities in WEP keys.

2

How do I fix CVE-2006-5595?

To fix CVE-2006-5595, upgrade your Wireshark to a version higher than 0.99.3.

3

Which versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2006-5595?

CVE-2006-5595 affects Wireshark versions 0.7.9, 0.8.16, 0.9.10, 0.10, 0.10.4, 0.10.13, 0.99, 0.99.1, 0.99.2, and 0.99.3.

4

What attack vectors are associated with CVE-2006-5595?

CVE-2006-5595 has unspecified attack vectors related to WEP key parsing.

5

Is CVE-2006-5595 a critical vulnerability?

While CVE-2006-5595 is unspecified in severity, vulnerabilities in encryption key parsing can potentially lead to data compromise.

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