CVE-2006-4805

no score yetEPSS 4.5%

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: 4.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 91% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2006-10-27
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

wireshark:wireshark

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
http://secunia.com/advisories/22590
http://secunia.com/advisories/22659
http://secunia.com/advisories/22672
http://secunia.com/advisories/22692

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