VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-4574

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability4.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-10-28
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-193: Off-by-one Error
  • CWE-617: Reachable Assertion

Primary references