CVE-2006-4805

security flaw

Published Oct 27, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 4.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1201-1 New ethereal packages fix denial of service
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4792 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:23 PM
Reserved
Sep 15, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 27, 2006, 11:07 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 30, 2006, 12:00 AM