CVE-2006-4805

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.

• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22590Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22659
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22672
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22692
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22797
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22841
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23096
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723736US Government Resource
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762
• http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29843
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10199
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22590Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22659
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22672
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22692
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22797
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22841
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23096
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723736US Government Resource
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762
• http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29843
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10199

Published

Oct 27, 2006

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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