VDB

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4805

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4805 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11wireshark0, 0, 0
Debian:14wireshark0, 0, 0
Debian:12wireshark0, 0, 0
Debian:13wireshark0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Oct 27, 2006 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
Open in Interactive Console →
$ Console Community · 100/wk Open console ›