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CVE-2006-4574
Off-by-one error in the MIME Multipart dissector in Wireshark (formerly...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29844
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9740
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23096
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22590
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22841
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22659
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22692
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22672
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22797
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.10.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 28th, 2006
Last Modified:
January 17th, 2025
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.