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CVE-2006-4574

Off-by-one error in the MIME Multipart dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.1 through...

7.5 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.42%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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.

Record
CVE-2006-4574
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-193, CWE-617
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 7.5

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.

Record
CVE-2006-4574
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-193
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4562 7.5

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.

Record
EUVD-2006-4562
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cjqf-4m3m-v7rh No score

Off-by-one error in the MIME Multipart dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.1 through...

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.

Record
GHSA-cjqf-4m3m-v7rh
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

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.

Record
CVE-2006-4574
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-4574 7.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4574
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1 No score

libwireshark14-3.4.8-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libwireshark14-3.4.8-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Debian:12
 before 0.99.4-1
0.99.4-1
wireshark
Debian:13
 before 0.99.4-1
0.99.4-1
wireshark
Debian:14
 before 0.99.4-1
0.99.4-1
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-AS21.1
0:0.99.4-AS21.1
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-AS21.1
0:0.99.4-AS21.1
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-AS21.1
0:0.99.4-AS21.1
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-AS21.1
0:0.99.4-AS21.1
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-AS21.1
0:0.99.4-AS21.1
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-AS21.1
0:0.99.4-AS21.1
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-AS21.1
0:0.99.4-AS21.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-AS21.1
0:0.99.4-AS21.1
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL3.1
0:0.99.4-EL3.1
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL3.1
0:0.99.4-EL3.1
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL3.1
0:0.99.4-EL3.1
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL3.1
0:0.99.4-EL3.1
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL3.1
0:0.99.4-EL3.1
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL3.1
0:0.99.4-EL3.1
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL3.1
0:0.99.4-EL3.1
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL3.1
0:0.99.4-EL3.1
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL3.1
0:0.99.4-EL3.1
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL3.1
0:0.99.4-EL3.1
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL3.1
0:0.99.4-EL3.1
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL3.1
0:0.99.4-EL3.1
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL4.1
0:0.99.4-EL4.1
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL4.1
0:0.99.4-EL4.1
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL4.1
0:0.99.4-EL4.1
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL4.1
0:0.99.4-EL4.1
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL4.1
0:0.99.4-EL4.1
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL4.1
0:0.99.4-EL4.1
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL4.1
0:0.99.4-EL4.1
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL4.1
0:0.99.4-EL4.1
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL4.1
0:0.99.4-EL4.1
wireshark
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL4.1
0:0.99.4-EL4.1
wireshark-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL4.1
0:0.99.4-EL4.1
wireshark-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:0.99.4-EL4.1
0:0.99.4-EL4.1
wireshark
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 163 CVEs
 before 3.4.8-1.2
3.4.8-1.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-4574 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Wireshark, published October 28, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.42%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in wireshark 0.99.4-1.

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