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    CVE-2006-5469

    Unspecified vulnerability in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.11 through 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain vectors that trigger a null dereference.

    Published:Oct 28, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 28, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.02582
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    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/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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29842
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9537
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
    http://secunia.com/advisories/22590
    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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29842
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9537

    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