CVE-2006-4574
Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) MIME Multipart Dissector Denial of Service
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 assertion error related to unexpected length values.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 28, 2006, 12:07 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 15, 2024, 9:20 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 15, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P No Types Assigned ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22590 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/22590 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22659 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/22659 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22672 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/22672 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22692 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/22692 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22797 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/22797 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22841 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/22841 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22929 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/22929 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/23096 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/23096 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm No Types Assigned http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201 No Types Assigned http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html No Types Assigned http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29844 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29844 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746 No Types Assigned https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9740 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9740 Broken Link Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other Added CWE NIST CWE-193 Added CWE NIST CWE-617 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.10.1 up to (including) 0.99.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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 tragger an assertion error related to unexpected length values. 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 assertion error related to unexpected length values. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9740 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9740 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/29844 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29844 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-4574 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-4574
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.81 }} 0.03%
score
0.82029
percentile