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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 4.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-10-28 00:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-01-17 14:05Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-09-06
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 37efc8c8b2cb53eaad7ac3a3bcecbf30771eed3c3c81ecbecea612dcc5723002
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwireshark-mime-dos(29844)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29844
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9740https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9740
- secunia.com23096http://secunia.com/advisories/23096
- www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html
- www.us.debian.orgDSA-1201http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201
- issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746
- secunia.com22590http://secunia.com/advisories/22590
- patches.sgi.com20061101-01-Pftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-4220http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220
- secunia.com22841http://secunia.com/advisories/22841
- www.securityfocus.com20762http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762
- www.novell.comSUSE-SA:2006:065http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2006:0726http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html
- secunia.com22929http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
- www.securityfocus.com20061101 rPSA-2006-0202-1 tshark wiresharkhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com22659http://secunia.com/advisories/22659
- secunia.com22692http://secunia.com/advisories/22692
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:195http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195
- securitytracker.com1017129http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129
- secunia.com22672http://secunia.com/advisories/22672
- secunia.com22797http://secunia.com/advisories/22797
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wireshark Fixed in 0.99.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wireshark Fixed in 0.99.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wireshark Fixed in 0.99.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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