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.
Published · last modified .
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 over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.044 · change: +0.002
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29844 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm (Third Party Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9740 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/23096 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201 (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746 (Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/22590 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/22841 (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.