Vulnerability in Wireshark

CVE-2006-4574

Off-by-one error in the MIME Multipart dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.1 through 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain vectors that trigger an assertion error related to unexpected length values.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.044 (91.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2006-4574: held from 0.042 to 0.044.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.044 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-4574?
CVE-2006-4574 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Off-by-one Error. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2006-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2006-4574?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.