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.
EPSS: 0.042 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Wireshark
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Broken Link, x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
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.