CVE-2006-4805
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CVE-2006-4805 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 4.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.9.8 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.9.10 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.10 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.10.4 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.10.13 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.99 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.99.1 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.99.2 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.99.3 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22590Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723736US Government Resource
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22590Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723736US Government Resource
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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