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CVE-2006-4805

epan/dissectors/packet-xot.c in the XOT dissector (dissect_xot_pdu) in Wireshark (formerly...

5.0 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.51%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record
CVE-2006-4805
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2006-4805
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4792 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2006-4792
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-369f-gjmm-gjfc No score

epan/dissectors/packet-xot.c in the XOT dissector (dissect_xot_pdu) in Wireshark (formerly...

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.

Record
GHSA-369f-gjmm-gjfc
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2006-4805
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-4805 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4805
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
ethereal
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0.10.10-2sarge9, plus listed versions
0.10.10-2sarge20.10.10-2sarge30.10.10-2sarge40.10.10-2sarge50.10.10-2sarge60.10.10-2sarge8
0.10.10-2sarge9
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
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
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
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-2006-4805 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Wireshark, published October 27, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.51%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in wireshark 0.99.4-1.

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