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    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 assertion error related to unexpected length values.

    Published:Oct 28, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 28, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.06819
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    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
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22797
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22841
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23096
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762
    http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29844
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9740
    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
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22797
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22841
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23096
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762
    http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29844
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9740

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High