CVE-2006-4574

Publication date 28 October 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ethereal 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
wireshark 9.10 karmic
Fixed 0.99.4-6
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 0.99.4-6
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 0.99.4-6
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 0.99.4-6
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 0.99.4-6
7.04 feisty
Fixed 0.99.4-6
6.10 edgy
Fixed 0.99.3a-1ubuntu1.1
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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