CVE-2006-4805
EPSS 4.1%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2006-4805
To remediate CVE-2006-4805, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 0.99.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2006-4805 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.99.4-1