Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-4805
CVE-2006-4805
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 products
11cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=0.9.8, <=0.99.3
Patches
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References
23- secunia.com/advisories/22590nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723736nvdUS Government Resource
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-Pnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22659nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22672nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22692nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22797nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22841nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22929nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23096nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htmnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762nvd
- www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220nvd
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29843nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10199nvd
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