CVE-2006-4805 Affecting wireshark package, versions <0.99.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.48% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-WIRESHARK-1562337
  • published27 Oct 2006
  • disclosed27 Oct 2006

Introduced: 27 Oct 2006

CVE-2006-4805  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 wireshark to version 0.99.4-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

epan/dissectors/packet-xot.c in the XOT dissector (dissect_xot_pdu) in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.8 through 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via an encoded XOT packet that produces a zero length value when it is decoded.

CVSS Scores

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